Juan is so afraid of germs that he wears gloves when opening doors. He is encouraged by his therapist to imitate a person in a video who demonstrates opening a door, step-by-step, without wearing gloves. Which technique is his therapist using?

a) systematic desensitization
b) token economy
c) participant modeling
d) extinction


ANS: c

Psychology

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