Veronica is deathly afraid of pink highlighters. To overcome her highlighter phobia, Veronica saw a therapist who helped her apply progressive relaxation techniques so that she could countercondition her fear into a relaxation response. This technique, which is highly effective in the treatment of phobias, is called
A. systematic desensitization.
B. instrumental conditioning.
C. reconditioning.
D. operant conditioning.
Answer: A
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A. begins in the primary area, then moves to the association areas B. begins in the association areas, then moves to the primary area C. occurs simultaneously in both the primary and secondary areas D. must first pass through the thalamus
__________is a subfield of social psychology that studies the ways in which we form and modify impressions of others
A) Deindividuation B) Social facilitation C) Social perception D) Groupthink E) Select
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a. it was examined by Daniel Hawthorne. b. an experiment took place at the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric. c. it describes the behavior of a Greek mythical figure that is similar to how the experimenter might behave. d. it describes the behavior of a Greek mythical figure that is similar to how subjects might behave.