Magda has learned to decrease her fear of riding in crowded elevators by associating a state of relaxation with a hierarchy of fear-provoking stimuli. This technique is known as
a. flooding
b. multimodal therapy
c. cognitive restructuring
d. desensitization
Answer: D
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