The Case of Wyatt V

question 13

Multiple Choice

The case of Wyatt v. Stickney not only mandated that mental patients have a right to receive treatment, but also ruled that mental patients ____.

• A) are entitled to custodial care
• B) should be maintained in the least restrictive environment appropriate for their condition
• C) may be committed for no more than 72 hours unless a civil commitment proceeding has been initiated
• D) may not be forced to engage in work-related activities aimed at maintaining the institution in which they live

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning where the intensity of a behavior is altered through rewards or penalties.

Extinction

The process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Reinforcement

A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, it can be positive (adding) or negative (removing).

Shaping

Shaping is a method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.