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notis · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A parent is trying to teach her child appropriate social behavior by rewarding her child with praise. What type of reinforcement is this individual using?

A) Operant reinforcement
B) Respondent reinforcement
C) Negative reinforcement
D) Positive reinforcement

Question 2

During a group session, the nurse therapist experiences frustration and anger related to a client's repeated efforts to redirect the conversation away from the other participants' needs and toward his own priorities.

The nurse therapist's blind spot is an example of which of the following processes?
A) Distorted cognition
B) Countertransference
C) Respondent conditioning
D) Transference

essyface1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
In both positive and negative reinforcement, the person is rewarded for an appropriate response. With positive reinforcement, the response happens by adding something to increase probability. Negative reinforcement involves the termination or removal of a consequence after a desired response to increase the probability of a behavior. Operant and respondent are terms used to describe conditioning, not reinforcement.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Countertransference refers to the feelings and thoughts that service providers have toward the client. In Countertransference, the provider may harbor certain images of the client that result in blind spots, which can be destructive or disruptive to the therapeutic process. Transference refers to feelings and thoughts that clients have toward the service provider. Respondent conditioning happens when a response and a stimulus become connected through repetition. Distorted cognitions are self-defeating thoughts that lead to self-defeating behaviors.