Behavior Theory Has Been Used in Psychiatric Hospital Settings to Control

question 52

Multiple Choice

Behavior theory has been used in psychiatric hospital settings to control and develop the behavior of patients through a system of applied rewards. This system has been called

• A) reinforcement economy.
• B) desensitization with psychotics.
• C) token economy.
• D) counter conditioning.

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Definitions:

Tukey Test

The Tukey Test, or Tukey's HSD (Honestly Significant Difference) test, is a post-hoc analysis used after an ANOVA to find which means among a group of means are significantly different from each other.

Familywise Error

The likelihood of committing at least one false positive, or type I error, during the course of conducting various hypothesis tests.

Statistical Procedure

A method of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data to uncover underlying patterns and trends.

Scheffé Test

A statistical test used for making comparisons between group means after an ANOVA, allowing for all possible pairwise comparisons.