Hello. I am studying abnormal psychology right now. Please answer these two questions and explanations. 1. When it prece

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Hello. I am studying abnormal psychology right now. Please
answer these two questions and explanations.
1. When it precedes punishment or reinforcement, negative
means _____, while positive means _____.
a. a decrease in the likelihood of future behavior; an increase
in the likelihood of future behavior
b. an increase in the likelihood of future behavior; a decrease
in the likelihood of future behavior
c. removing a stimulus; adding a stimulus
d. adding a stimulus; removing a stimulus
2. How is a diagnosis of delusional disorder different from
a diagnosis of schizophrenia?
a. Delusional disorder is diagnosed when psychotic symptoms are
limited to delusions.
b. Delusional disorder is diagnosed when a person experiences
erotomanic, jealous or somatic delusions; schizophrenia is
diagnosed when a person experiences persecutory or grandiose
delusions.
c. Delusional disorder is used when a person’s thinking is
“borderline” delusional. That is, one’s thinking seems bizarre or
unusual rather than strictly delusional.
d. Delusional disorder is diagnosed when psychotic symptoms have
a shorter duration than schizophrenic symptoms (i.e. only last a
few days).