What of the Following Methods Is Considered the "Gold Standard

question 6

Multiple Choice

What of the following methods is considered the "gold standard" for diagnosing genital herpes?

• A) Viral isolation
• B) Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
• C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
• D) GenProbe

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Definitions:

Behaviors

Actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.