Proponents of Behavior Modification Have Suggested That Institutionalized Patients Can

question 126

Multiple Choice

Proponents of behavior modification have suggested that institutionalized patients can be weaned from ________ by shifting them to other rewards common to life outside an institution.

• A) drug therapy
• B) a token economy
• C) unconditional positive regard
• D) a 12-step program

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Definitions:

Neutral Stimulus

A neutral stimulus is initially unrelated and unresponsive to any specific response until it becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Reinforcer Stimulus

A stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior by providing a rewarding outcome.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning or learning.