In About _____________ of Patients, Cyclothymic Mood Swings Develop into Full-Blown

question 43

Multiple Choice

In about _____________ of patients, cyclothymic mood swings develop into full-blown bipolar disorder.

• A)one-fifth
• B)one-third
• C)two-thirds
• D)four-fifths

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Punishing

The act of implementing a consequence in response to an undesired behavior, with the aim of reducing that behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced.