You Live in an Apartment and Your Neighbor's Stereo Is

question 208

Multiple Choice

You live in an apartment and your neighbor's stereo is blasting so loudly that your ears hurt.If you pound on the wall and the volume increases even louder,you will be less likely to pound on the wall the next time the music is loud because you have

• A) undergone a response chain.
• B) been negatively reinforced.
• C) been positively reinforced.
• D) received punishment.

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Definitions:

Health Anxiety

Excessive worrying about having a serious illness, leading to significant distress or impairment in daily functioning.

Somatic Symptom

Somatic symptom disorder involves experiencing significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, that causes major emotional distress and difficulties in functioning.

Diagnostic Category

A classification used in diagnostic systems, such as the DSM or ICD, to organize and describe specific mental health conditions based on symptom patterns.

Scientific Reasons

Explanations or justifications for phenomena, based on empirical evidence and logical reasoning as per the scientific method.