If a Patient Hesitates When Speaking, He or She Might

question 93

Multiple Choice

If a patient hesitates when speaking, he or she might:

• A)be lying
• B)have more to say
• C)feel fear
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Immediate Reinforcers

Rewards or consequences that immediately follow a behavior, significantly affecting the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.

Controlled Events

Situations or occurrences that are directly managed or governed by someone or something to ensure a desired outcome.

Classical Conditioning

A learning approach that consists of pairing two stimuli together repeatedly; a reaction that is originally elicited by the second stimulus is at last elicited by the first stimulus alone.

CS

Commonly refers to a "Conditioned Stimulus," an initially neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response in classical conditioning.