Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Costs of Care

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding costs of care?

• A) Certain savings come from cutting hospital personnel and shortening patient stays.
• B) Hospitals need to keep patients in the facility longer if they want to continue to make a profit.
• C) If an institution is going to provide quality care, it might as well accept that it will see a loss of profits.
• D) Providing quality care is costly, but total savings can be realized when one looks at the whole picture.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Desensitization

The diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive, or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.

Modeling

A method of learning that involves observing and replicating others' behaviors, attitudes, or emotional expressions.