Reynaldo has an irrational fear of cats and has all the symptoms of a phobia. Knowing that some behavioral techniques are effective with fears of certain types, his therapist decides to bring a cat into the office. Which behavioral technique is the therapist using?

A) Imaginal exposure
B) In vivo exposure
C) Virtual exposure
D) Sudden exposure


B

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a. primary reinforcers b. secondary reinforcers c. natural feedback d. token reinforcers

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Dominic is left-handed. He would like to know if his infant son is likely to be left-handed or right-handed. What can you tell him about the roles of nature and nurture in handedness?

What will be an ideal response?

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Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land, you do better when tested on land, and if you study underwater, you do better when tested underwater. This finding is an example of __________.

a. memorability b. registered learning c. encoding specificity d. accessible decoding

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The matching hypothesis would say ________

a) Matt is seeking the most attractive partner he can find, preferably someone more attractive than he is b) Mary is seeking the least attractive partner she can find, preferably someone less attractive than she is c) Carl is seeking a partner that is less attractive than he is d) Charles is seeking a partner that is about as attractive as he is

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