Under the Prospective Payment System

question 18

Multiple Choice

Under the Prospective Payment System

• A)providers receive the same payment for all patients with the same diagnosis.
• B)providers are paid in advance for services they deliver.
• C)hospitals are required to discharge patients after a certain amount of time.
• D)all of these.

Understand the mechanisms and effects of extinction on behavior.

Recognize the role of behavior modification and self-reinforcement in changing behavior.

Identify brain structures associated with negative contrast effects.

Differentiate between types of reinforcements and schedules of reinforcement.

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