Identify and Describe the Most Common Method of Abortion Used

question 38

Essay

Identify and describe the most common method of abortion used in the United States.At what time during pregnancy is it used? How is it performed?

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcers

Stimuli or rewards that have become reinforcing by being paired with another reinforcer, sometimes called secondary reinforcers.

Established Reinforcers

Stimuli that have acquired the capacity to strengthen behavior due to their consistent association with primary reinforcers or through inherent desirability.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which behaviors are controlled by consequences, with rewards increasing the likelihood of a behavior and punishments decreasing it.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated by providing a consequence that is desirable for the individual.