Which of the following concepts explains how people who counsel traumatized victims of sexual abuse sometimes become traumatized themselves?

a. vicarious, or secondhand conditioning
b. instrumental, or operant conditioning.
c. response chaining
d. higher order acquisition


ANSWER: a

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