Your Text Describes Three Categories of Paradigms for Studying the Behavior

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Essay

Your text describes three categories of paradigms for studying the behavior of laboratory animals.Name and describe the three categories,and describe one example of each.

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Definitions:

Placebo Control Groups

In research, a group of participants that receives a sham treatment to compare against the effects of the actual treatment on another group.

Target Behaviors

Specific behaviors identified for change or modification in therapeutic or behavioral interventions.

Reciprocal Inhibition

Reciprocal inhibition is a principle in psychology that suggests the presence of a certain response will inhibit the occurrence of an opposite response, used therapeutically to reduce anxiety through relaxation techniques.

Symptom Substitution

A theory suggesting that if a symptom is removed without resolving the underlying cause, a new symptom will emerge to take its place.