Peter has a phobia for dogs. The behavior therapist has him relax and just think about dogs, and occasionally shows him pictures of dogs. The next session will involve going to the pet store to observe dogs through a glass, and the next week a trip to a kennel. In every instance Peter must maintain a relaxed response. This type of behavior therapy is known as
a. aversion-hierarchy conditioning. c. higher-order conditioning.
b. systematic desensitization. d. stimulus generalization conditioning.
B
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When an individual's personality type and job match, they tend to be
a. more productive in the short run and have more stable career paths in the long run. b. less productive in the short run but have more stable career paths in the long run. c. more productive in the short run but have less stable career paths in the long run. d. less productive in the short run and have less stable career paths in the long run.
In their explanation of apparent movement, Wundt and Helmholtz emphasized ____, though their descriptions were different.
a. learning b. genetics c. innate ideas d. psychophysical isomorphism
Petunia is 54; her daughter Daisy is 32; and her granddaughter Rose is 4 . For which of these individuals is intelligence most heavily influenced by environmental factors?
a. Petunia b. Daisy c. Rose d. The intelligence of all three is equally influenced by environmental factors.
Homeostasis is to ____ as allostasis is to ____.
A. constant; variable B. variable; constant C. constant; decreasing D. variable; increasing