What is the therapeutic technique in which successive approximations of a feared stimulus are presented while a patient learns to stay relaxed?
A. perseveration
B. conditioned avoidance
C. piloerection
D. systematic desensitization
Answer: D. systematic desensitization
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a. Anxious attachments are the primary risk factor for eating disorders. b. Anxious attachments are not as great a risk factor as was believed in the past. c. Such attachments are a general risk factor for a number of internalizing problems. d. Such attachments are a major risk factor for medical conditions due to poor child care.
Which is most likely to increase a person's aggressive response?
a. embarrassment b. guilt c. social rejection d. kindness
Which of the following is a well-known program of aggression research based on the social learning paradigm?
a. Richard Nisbett's "culture of honor" research b. Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave" research c. Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford prison" research d. Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research
Salivation and digestion are inhibited during activation of
A. the somatic nervous system. B. the parasympathetic nervous system. C. the sympathetic nervous system. D. both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.