Macie is afraid of clowns, and her therapist puts her in a room with many nice clowns with happy face makeup. Initially, Macie feels a lot of anxiety, but her therapist wants her to stay in the room until her anxiety subsides. This is a form of therapy known as __________.
A. systematic desensitization
B. exposure
C. flooding
D. shaping
Answer: C
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A. lead to immediate decay due to retroactive interference. B. produce some short-term remembering, but fail to produce longer-term memories. C. cause sensory memories to interfere with consolidation in working memory. D. lead to effective autobiographical memories.
The process by which others individually or collectively affect one's perceptions, attitudes, and actions is called ______
a. group dynamics b. social influence c. proxemics d. kinesics
In which ethnicity are grandparents most likely going to be responsible for raising their grandchildren in the United States?
A. Hispanic B. European American non-Hispanic C. African American D. Asian American
Which of the following is a key characteristic of field experiments?
A. Independent variables fail to influence the outcome of an experiment. B. Researchers are permitted to keep extraneous variables constant. C. Independent variables are manipulated in a natural setting. D. Researchers investigate extraneous variables in an artificial setting.