One of Your Fellow Students Is Continually Late to Class

question 180

Multiple Choice

One of your fellow students is continually late to class. The professor has tried numerous verbal warnings and recently took points away from the student's grade. Based on the above, the professor's actions are consistent with which of the following reinforcement techniques?

• A) Negative reinforcement
• B) Punishment
• C) Positive reinforcement
• D) Avoidance learning
• E) Rewards enhancement

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Definitions:

Insight Therapies

Psychological treatments that focus on increasing patients' understanding of themselves and their issues.

Behaviour Therapies

A broad range of techniques used to change maladaptive patterns of behavior through the application of learning principles.

Biomedical Therapies

Treatments for mental health disorders that involve physiological interventions, such as medication, to correct or alleviate symptoms.

Psychoanalytic Therapists

Mental health professionals who use techniques rooted in psychoanalysis to explore unconscious conflicts driving psychological symptoms.