A(n) _____ Is Any Identifiable Behavior and Includes Observable Actions

question 222

Multiple Choice

A(n) _____ is any identifiable behavior and includes observable actions, such as blinking or turning a doorknob, or internal actions, such as having a faster heartbeat.

• A)reinforcer
• B)response
• C)antecedent
• D)motive

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Definitions:

Tardive Dyskinesia

A neurological syndrome caused by the long-term use of neuroleptic drugs, characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements.

Brain Damage

The destruction or deterioration of brain cells, often resulting in impaired cognitive, physical, or emotional functions.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions, and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Conventional Antipsychotic

A group of older antipsychotic drugs primarily used to treat symptoms of psychosis, such as those found in schizophrenia.