Kyle is very afraid of the water. After creating an embarrassing scene at a beach party, he seeks the help of a therapist, who uses systematic desensitization. During the sessions, Kyle is asked to go through stimulus hierarchy construction. To do this, Kyle would:
A. describe in detail his physiological responses when faced with the prospect of going in water
B. identify the first moment when he begins to feel the fear, and then list, in increasing order of severity, other stimuli that would evoke the fear
C. make a list of times when he would most like to be free of his fear
D. list, in order of their relative strength, the rewards that would be available to him if he conquered his fear of the water
Answer: B
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