A technique that aims to eliminate a fear through full-intensity exposure to a feared stimulus for a prolonged period of time is ________
a. flooding
b. systematic desensitization
c. paradoxical intent
d. aversive conditioning
Answer: a
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a. autogenic training b. biofeedback c. meditation d. transference
A person identified as a "housewife," "college student," "high school athlete," "punk," "geek," or "ski bum" may be misjudged because of the
a. opponent process effect. b. Barnum effect. c. interviewer's personal biases and preconceptions. d. interviewee's attempts to deceive the interviewer.
You hear a motivational speaker who suggests that people need to modify their environment to change behavior. You detect a hint of the ____ perspective in the speech
a. cognitive c. psychoanalytic b. behavioral d. cross-cultural
Which type of early psychologist believed that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts?"
a) Gestaltist b) behaviorist c) structuralist d) functionalist