All of the Following Are True Related to Intimate Partner

question 15

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true related to intimate partner violence (IPV) EXCEPT:

• A) IPV is rare among teen and college couples.
• B) IPV typically involves a pattern of abuse rather than a single isolated event.
• C) Many people experiencing IPV stay because they believe the abuse is their fault or that it would be unsafe to leave.
• D) Gay and bisexual men are reluctant to seek help for IPV due to lack of social support.

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An American psychologist known for his work in the development of the theory of connectionism and contributions to educational psychology.

Operant Conditioning

The procedure of influencing the level of a behavior by the use of positive reinforcement or negative sanctions.

Law Of Effect

A principle stating that responses followed by satisfactory outcomes become more likely to occur, and those followed by unsatisfactory outcomes become less likely.

Successive Approximations

Successive approximations are a method used in behavior therapy where closer and closer steps to a desired behavior are rewarded until the target behavior is achieved.