Which of the Following Statements Regarding Fire Setting Is Accurate

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding fire setting is accurate?

• A)Fire setting is considered an overt destructive behavior.
• B)A large percentage of conduct disordered youth engage in fire setting.
• C)Youth account for approximately 5% of the arrests for arson.
• D)Fire setters are more likely to come from homes with marital violence.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was originally associated with the response.

Response Generalization

A type of generalization that occurs when behaviors change that were not specifically targeted in the original intervention program. These behaviors are usually members of the same response class as the one targeted for intervention but have not received the intervention.

Differential Reinforcement

A technique used in behavior modification that reinforces certain behaviors while not reinforcing others, or reinforcing them differently.

Stimulus Generalization

The phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, leading to a similar response even in the absence of the original stimulus.