A psychologist teaches a snake phobic client to relax. She then has the client imagine increasingly vivid scenes about snakes while relaxing. The psychologist is using which type of therapy?
A. Systematic desensitization
B. Aversion therapy
C. Reinforcement therapy
D. Biofeedback
A
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Russian psychologist ____ proposed the idea that development in childhood is an apprenticeship in which children advance when they collaborate with more-skilled others
a. Alexander Zaporozhets b. Aleksey Leontyev c. Ivan Pavlov d. Lev Vygotsky
Bonds is trying to teach his son Barry to hit a baseball (a task that Barry has never before attempted). How might the concept of a zone of proximal development come into play in this situation, and what technique might Bonds use to improve his son's performance? Finally, how will Bonds most effectively used scaffolding in this circumstance?
What will be an ideal response?
Approximately how many people are hospitalized for schizophrenia in a given year?
a. Very few; most all are treated in community settings b. Between 5,000 to 10,0000 c. Between 25,000 and 50,0000 d. Between 75,000 and 100,0000 e. More than 100,000
Traits and types are different because . . .
a. Traits are quantitatively continuous; types are qualitatively different b. Traits can be objectively measured; types are subjective opinions c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above