What Does This Quote Found in the Report of a Quantitative

question 29

Multiple Choice

What does this quote found in the report of a quantitative nursing research study indicate? "By formalizing parenting education in the immediate postpartum period,midwives may have the opportunity to reduce the prevalence of postnatal depression."

• A) Results
• B) Analysis
• C) Implications
• D) Recommendations

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Definitions:

Continuous Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement in which a desirable behavior is rewarded every time it occurs, leading to rapid learning.

Extinction Contrast Effect

The increased difference in the intensity or frequency of a response observed when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, in the presence of a contrasting condition that continues to be reinforced.

Tokens

Symbols or objects used as representations of value or exchange, often employed in token economies for behavior reinforcement.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, operant conditioning involves an association between behaviors and their consequences.