Juan has claustrophobia; so Juan's therapist gradually exposes Juan to smaller and smaller places while Juan relaxes to each step in the hierarchy, beginning with the lowest fear-producing item. Juan's phobia is being treated with
a. aversive conditioning.
b. confrontation.
c. rational-emotive behavior therapy.
d. systematic desensitization.
D
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Humans' taste preferences for fatty substances may be one example of
a. the paradox of inclusive fitness. b. an adaptation that has become a liability. c. genetic drift across several generations. d. recessive genes mutating into dominant traits.
Some individuals who ____ suffer from "paralysis of analysis.". They will often ruminate endlessly about which goal to pursue and believe there is never sufficient information to make a commitment
a. procrastinate c. have too many goals b. are perfectionists d. lack goals
In any regulatory system, the __________ is the optimum value of the system variable, the __________ monitors the value of the system variable, and the __________ restores the system variable to its optimum value when it deviates from that value.
a. set point; correctional mechanism; detector b. detector; set point; correctional mechanism c. detector; correctional mechanism; set point d. set point; detector; correctional mechanism e. correlational mechanism; set point; detector
Inspired by functionalism, some present-day psychologists argue that behaviors that serve an adaptive purpose are more likely to occur and can be passed down due to genetics. What is this perspective known as?
A. Evolutionary B. Psychodynamic C. Humanistic D. Cognitive