A Patient Had a 1:00 Pm Appointment with a Doctor

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient had a 1:00 pm appointment with a doctor and leaves the office to go home at 2:00 pm. The patient spends 5 minutes filling out insurance forms, 25 minutes alone in the examination room, and 6 minutes with the nurse and doctor. What is the service cycle efficiency ratio?

• A) 0.10
• B) 0.67
• C) 0.90
• D) 1.0

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Definitions:

Anticipatory Pain Response

Stimuli associated with painful events produce a fear response, which motivates escape from the painful environment.

Punishment

An unpleasant consequence given to reduce the occurrence of a particular behavior.

Stimulus Response Bond

The connection formed between a specific stimulus and a specific response through conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle in behavioral psychology stating that the proportion of responses directed toward an option matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained from that option.