Those who emphasize the ways in which people learn disordered behavior have suggested that compulsive behaviors are

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Compulsive behaviors, like other learned behaviors, can be reinforced through operant conditioning, where the behavior is strengthened or maintained by rewards or the reduction of anxiety. Compulsive behavior may reduce anxiety through negative reinforcement, where the behavior reduces the aversive stimuli (anxiety) that immediately precede it. Therefore, the most appropriate option is B, which emphasizes the reinforcement of compulsive behavior through anxiety reduction.

Those Who Emphasize the Ways in Which People Learn Disordered