The advantage of systematic desensitization is that:
a. there is not a problem with generalization
b. it is easier and more convenient than contact desensitization
c. desirable behavior can be reinforced in a real life situation
d. the individual is exposed to the actual feared stimulus
b
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Why is it unwise to use euphemisms when explaining death to children??
a. Research shows that such approaches actually lead to greater symptoms in children.
b. Children will come to confuse cartoon and storybook characters with real people
c. Children will become traumatized and start to fear things they should enjoy.
d. Children will take the euphemisms literally and fail to understand the deeper meaning of such statements.
Jeff's dog barks and growls at the sound of a stranger's car pulling into his driveway, yet the dog wags its tail and gets excited at the sound of Jeff's car. In this scenario, the difference in the dog's reactions to the sound of Jeff's car and that of a stranger's car is due to _____
A) discrimination B) generalization C) spontaneous recovery D) free association
A part of the brain that seems to be directly involved with hunger and eating is the:
a. cerebellum c. thalamus b. hypothalamus d. occipital lobe
Which of the following scenarios illustrates the functioning of procedural memory?
A) Kimberly memorizes the names of all the Nobel Prize winners of 2016. B) Nisha, who is in her fifties, flips through old family photo albums. She feels nostalgic about her childhood. C) Jessie loves collecting international stamps and browses through his collection once every week. D) Shirley, who is in her twenties, learnt to use the typewriter as a child. She finds that she can easily type on a computer keyboard.