Orgasmic Reorientation Involves

question 70

Multiple Choice

Orgasmic reorientation involves:

• A)Teaching transsexuals how to achieve orgasm after a sex-change operation.
• B)Pairing orgasm with conventional sexual stimuli.
• C)Punishing the patient with an unpleasant stimulus while he is having an orgasmic response to unconventional fantasy.
• D)Using a sexual surrogate to help the patient reach orgasm in a more conventional manner.

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Definitions:

Negative Contrast Effect

The effect in which a shift from high to low reward magnitude produces a lower level of responding than if the reward magnitude had always been low.

Reward

A beneficial stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated when it follows that behavior.

Variable-interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which rewards are given following a variable amount of time.

Responding

The act of reacting to a stimulus or situation, often used in the context of behavioral psychology.