In the US, Which of the Following Communities Has the Poorest Survival

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the U.S, which of the following communities has the poorest survival rate from cancer?​

• A) Latin Americans
• B) African Americans
• C) American Indians
• D) European Americans

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Definitions:

Extinction

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Successive Approximations

A behavior training process where closer and closer approximations to a desired behavior are reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Shaping

A method of conditioning by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced, gradually guiding the behavior closer to the target.

Contingency Management

A behavioral intervention strategy that modifies the consequences of behaviors to increase or decrease those behaviors.