The Organization That Designates the Standard Names or Nomenclatures for National

question 29

Multiple Choice

The organization that designates the standard names or nomenclatures for national standards is called

• A) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• B) Accredited Standards Committee.
• C) American National Standards Institute.
• D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the environment that increases the likelihood of a particular response being emitted due to its association with a reinforcement.

Operant Response

Is a behavior or action that is a consequence of the operant conditioning process, wherein behaviors are modified through reinforcement or punishment.

Reinforced

In psychology, refers to the process of strengthening a behavior by providing a reward or removing an adverse stimulus after the behavior occurs.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.