Your Teenager Stayed Up All Night Talking to Her Long-Distance

question 231

Multiple Choice

Your teenager stayed up all night talking to her long-distance boyfriend on the phone,which resulted in an extremely high phone bill you had to pay.You do not want her to do not want her to repeat that behavior so you take away her phone for a month.Which of the following describes your technique?

• A) positive reinforcement
• B) negative reinforcement
• C) punishment
• D) observational learning

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Definitions:

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat certain mental disorders by cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.

ECT

Electroconvulsive Therapy, a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from severe mental disorders.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing unhealthy or destructive behaviors through reinforcement strategies and conditioning.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic technique and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes and resolving internal conflicts.