Barbara suffers from tension headaches. Her doctor teaches her to control them by attaching an electronic device that emits a tone to her head. Even slight relaxation of her head muscles causes the tone to drop By relaxing her head muscles, her headaches are relieved. This technique is known as ________.

a. contingency training
b. social learning
c. biofeedback
d. preparedness


Answer: c

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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