Compulsive Hand Washing Often Increases in Frequency Because It Relieves

question 84

Multiple Choice

Compulsive hand washing often increases in frequency because it relieves feelings of anxiety.This best illustrates the impact of ________ on compulsive behaviors.

• A) reinforcement
• B) panic
• C) observational learning
• D) stimulus generalization

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Linear Regression

Statistical procedure in which a straight line is fitted to a set of data to best represent the relationship between two variables.

Multiple Correlation

A statistical technique that measures the strength of a relationship between one dependent variable and two or more independent variables.

Correlation

A statistical measure that expresses the extent to which two variables change together, and thus how well one variable predicts the other.

Regression

A statistical method for examining the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.