The Two Impairments Most Likely to Result in the Need

question 13

Multiple Choice

The two impairments most likely to result in the need for residential long-term care are:

• A) bathing and eating.
• B) transferring and bathing.
• C) continence control and transferring.
• D) eating and continence control.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a behavior are reinforced to teach a new behavior.

Primary Reinforcers

These are naturally reinforcing stimuli, such as food or water, that satisfy biological needs and do not require learning to become effective.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that do not naturally provide reinforcement but have acquired reinforcing qualities through being associated with primary reinforcers.

Tertiary Reinforcers

Stimuli that have become rewarding through their association with secondary reinforcers and are used to motivate behavior, such as money, grades, or tokens.