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, mentalistic, unobservable - ANSWER -Tradition viewpoints to serving the
mentally ill often involve __________ explanations of ______________
causes(such as malfunctions of the body) that are only inferred by
observable behavior. In other words, mental illnesses are caused by
something inside the person - an underlying pathology much like we
consider with other medical conditions caused by bacteria or virus. From
the viewpoint of behavior analysis, of course, the root cause is the
interaction with the environment.
positive - ANSWER -The best explanation to why therapy works sometimes
is we all want ___________reinforcement
staff, coercive - ANSWER -A lot of clinical work related to behavior
problems that take place in institutional settings are facilitated mostly for
the benefit of ___________ and are unaware of the overuse of
____________ measures.
mental illness - ANSWER -Moore reviewed how some of the very first
human applications of operant conditioning actually derived from those
diagnosed with a
administrative procedures, time-out, pain, outcome - ANSWER -Reform in
institutions tends to fail because interventions typically rely on physical
facilities and administrative procedures. Misuse of reinforcement tends to
utilize socially contrived _______________. This intervention is essentially
a _______________procedure and has been a widely accepted form of
attempted punishment because it instills no_________; however, as
Sidman eloquently stated, "The cruelty lies less in the method than in
______________", (p. 259.)
natural - ANSWER -Contrived deprivation should not be confused
with______________ states of deprivation. For example, when working
with a person on skill acquisition in which food is a strong reinforcer, we
would be careful to schedule training times long after a meal or shortly