What Function Does a Competing Response Serve When Habit Behaviors

question 57

Multiple Choice

What function does a competing response serve when habit behaviors involve nervous habits and muscle tics?​

• A) ​the habit behavior is inhibited
• B) ​an alternative behavior is provided to replace the habit
• C) ​a punisher is presented when the habit occurs
• D) ​all of these

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Definitions:

Energy

The capacity to do work or produce change in physical or chemical systems, existing in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, and electrical.

Sensory Sensitivity

A condition where individuals have heightened responses to sensory stimuli, such as sounds, lights, or textures.

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.