Why is avoidance behavior so often maintained?

a) People do not want to overcome their fears.
b) Such behavior reduces the amount of fear a person experiences.
c) Friends and family members generally encourage it.
d) People fail to use safety behaviors.


b

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a. Abdul tells his daughter, "You're a good girl" when she is polite to the neighbor. b. Barney tells his son, "I'm so proud of how well you prepared for your biology test.". c. Cornelius uses the phrase, "You did a wonderful job" every time he praises his daughter. d. Darnell says to his son, "I'm proud of how you played tennis, but maybe next time you'll get more points.". e. Ed, who after his daughter shows him her artwork, avoids making eye contact but says, "That's a great job you did.".

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When constructing bar graphs, the bars do not touch each other because _______

a. it looks nicer b. it emphasizes the lack of quantitative relationship between the categories c. it is traditional d. none of these

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According to the chapter Flash in the Panabout flashbulb memories, which group of participants reported

the greatest emotional arousal in response to the events of September 11, 2001? (a) the participants who completed the initial questionnaire within 24 hours (b) the participants who completed the initial questionnaire 10 days after September 11 (c) the participants who completed the initial questionnaire 3 months after September 11 (d) the participants who completed the initial questionnaire 7 months after September 11

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The hormone ________ reduces the effects of oxytocin

a. thyroxin b. testosterone c. estrogen d. progesterone

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