To Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Patients Who Cannot

question 39

True/False

To reduce the risk of stroke in patients who cannot tolerate statins,physicians may prescribe megadoses of niacin supplements to reduce the elevated LDL cholesterol level in their blood.

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Definitions:

Doorbell Rings

A sound signaling someone at the door, commonly used in psychological experiments to study conditioned responses.

Schedules of Reinforcement

The specific patterns and rules of delivering reinforcements in operant conditioning that influence the strength and rate of behavior.

Reinforcement Contingencies

Conditions under which the reinforcement of a behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence.

Antecedents

Events or conditions that precede a behavior and influence its occurrence.