When a Dying Person Is Telling You His or Her

question 36

Multiple Choice

When a dying person is telling you his or her thoughts and feelings, your best response is _________.

• A)to say, "I know how you are feeling"
• B)to share with the person your personal and family experiences
• C)to divert the person's attention by changing the subject
• D)to ask if the person would like to have someone visit from his or her church
• E)to offer your presence and concern

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior until the target behavior is achieved.

Operant Conditioning

A conditioning technique that aims to modify behavior magnitude by employing reinforcement strategies or punishment tactics.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very resistant to extinction.