Alice has a dog phobia. She is being taught to completely relax and then mentally imagine a dog nearby. Alice is receiving
a. aversion therapy.
b. systematic desensitization.
c. avoidance therapy.
d. psychotherapy.
B
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A. being married B. the number of previous pregnancies being 1 C. having diseases such as diabetes and chronic hypertension D. age of onset of menstruation
The best-known form of response cost involves children being removed from situations that normally allow them to gain reinforcement, a procedure known as
a. time out. b. aversive conditioning. c. negative shaping. d. negative reinforcement.
Lightning is flashing around you, and you are running down the street for home. Your heart is pounding, your throat is dry, your hands are trembling, and you are sweating. Your reactions
a. were caused by the somatic nervous system. b. are innate, automatic, and nearly universal. c. will disappear as quickly as they originally occurred. d. are characterized by all of these statements.
Excitatory transmitters ____ chemical locks; inhibitory transmitters ____ chemical locks
a. close; open c. destroy; open b. open; close d. open; destroy