Ali has a spider phobia. To overcome this phobia, his therapist has him develop a list of least-to-most feared situations involving spiders. Ali engaged in the least-feared situation, looking at spider pictures in a book. Then he moved to looking at a spider from across a room, touching a spider, and finally getting a tarantula as a pet. This method is known as ____, which incorporates ____
a. ?systematic desensitization therapy; in vivo exposure
b. ?progressive relaxation; imaginal exposure
c. ?behavior modification; modeling
d. ?punishment; flooding
ANSWER:
a
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