When a child was an infant, she received a lot of attention because of an illness. Now, although she is healthy, she still demands attention. When she is put to bed at night, she cries until her parents come and hold her
A behavioral psychologist's suggestion that her parents should ignore her crying is an example of
a. placebo therapy.
b. systematic desensitization.
c. an extinction strategy.
d. aversion therapy.
Answer: c. an extinction strategy.
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In psychoanalysis, patients are asked to lie on a couch while the therapist sits out of sight. This arrangement is designed to facilitate
A. dream interpretation. B. free association. C. projection. D. transference.
The term “latent content” is most closely associated with the ____ theory of dreaming
a. ?Freudian b. ?mental housekeeping c. ?threat simulation d. ?activation-synthesis
When Marco was describing his dream, he stopped at one point, seemed a bit upset, and then told the therapist that he could not remember any more and said, "Besides, this dream analysis is really silly anyway.". Marco's therapist will most likely pay careful attention to these thoughts that Marco was unwilling to discuss. This technique of psychoanalysis is known as a(n)
a. analysis of transference. b. analysis of resistance. c. covert sensitization. d. reciprocal inhibition.
Compared with adolescent development, development during adulthood is ______ predictable
a. much less c. somewhat more b. about as d. much more