The technique of flooding in the treatment of phobia uses what learning principle?

a. gradual exposure
b. extinction
c. contingency management
d. relaxation


Answer: b.

Psychology

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Which statement defines psychotherapy most accurately?

a. Systematic interventions designed to improvebehavior, emotion, or cognition b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior

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How does the school environment affect close friendships?

a. Close friendships are more stable in schools that keep children in the same classroom groups from grade to grade. b. The school curriculum emphasizes the importance of having close friends. c. Teachers decide which children will become close friends. d. Schools that contextualize learning promote the formation of more stable best friend relationships.

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At what age does depression begin to have a moderately large genetic component?

A. Infancy B. Adolescence C. Early childhood D. Pre-adolescence

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Voluntary relaxation can be achieved by using all of the following EXCEPT

a. the tension-release procedure. b. imagining a very safe, pleasant relaxing scene. c. covert sensitization. d. breathing deeply.

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