During Her Lecture on Dream Theories, Professor Vlahakis Points Out

question 251

Multiple Choice

During her lecture on dream theories, Professor Vlahakis points out that ________ theory says more about REM sleep than about dreaming.

• A) psychoanalytic
• B) problem-focused
• C) cognitive
• D) activation-synthesis

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

A decrease in behavior that results from an added consequence.

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior because a negative condition is removed or avoided.

Punishing Reinforcement

A term that amalgamates concepts incorrectly; in behaviorism, punishment is used to decrease a behavior's occurrence, whereas reinforcement is used to increase it.

Positive Punishment

A technique in behavior modification that involves the introduction of an unfavorable outcome or event following an undesirable behavior, with the intention of decreasing the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.