In Depression, Interpretive Bias Refers to the Tendency To…

question 7

Multiple Choice

In depression, interpretive bias refers to the tendency to….

• A) Perceive harmless bodily sensations as a sign of an impending heart attack
• B) Shift the attention to negative information in the environment
• C) Preferentially recall negative information
• D) Infer negative information from ambiguous scenarios

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcer

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

Reinforce

To strengthen a behavior by providing a consequence that increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Avoidance Conditioning

A response that prevents the occurrence of a punisher. This increases the probability of a low-occurring response and maintains that response at a high level. The principle of avoidance conditioning states that a behavior will increase in frequency if it prevents a punisher from occurring.

Yelled At

The act of raising one’s voice in a sharp, often aggressive manner, typically as a form of reprimand or expression of frustration towards someone.