Ted runs from the biology laboratory straight to his therapist's office. He is sweating and fear is etched on his face

He asks the therapist to apologize to his teacher and says he hopes she will understand that his arachnophobia made it difficult for him to _____.
a) speak in class
b) dissect a cat
c) look at a spider
d) take a blood sample


ANS: c

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a. Dr. Amir, who believes that the stronger the CS, the stronger the CR. b. Dr. Harding, who believes the frequency of the pairings of the CS and US are the most important factor explaining strength of the CR. c. Dr. Rivers, who believes that conditioned stimuli are signals or cues organisms use to make predictions about the environment. d. Dr. Smithers, who believes that reducing the interval between the CS and US will help strengthen the CR. e. Dr. Runes, who believes that the ability to think or conceptualize is the key factor in explaining the strengthof association between the CS and the CR.

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A. Three in every 10 B. Four in every 10 C. Five in every 10 D. Six in every 10

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Because Breuer found that Anna O.’s condition improved following the emotional release that came from expressing a pathogenic idea, his treatment is called:

a. countertransference b. the cathartic method c. transference d. nondirective

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According to the _____ model, cases of dissociative identity disorder arise from a history of severe abuse—physical, sexual, or both—during early childhood

A) posttraumatic B) psychoreactive C) repressed memory D) iatrogenic

Psychology