Mia has a great deal of anxiety around dogs. Her therapist notes that this anxiety disappears when Mia removes herself from the presence of the dog, thereby reinforcing her avoidance of dogs. This analysis of how anxiety precedes Mia's encounter with dogs and relief follows when Mia gets away from dogs is an example of which assessment technique?
a. Projective testing
b. MRI
c. Functional analysis
d. Structured interview
c
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a. ?action b. ?behavioral c. ?humanistic d. ?insight
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A) Laura enjoys reading tabloids in her free time. B) Mark acts more polite than normal while on a date. C) Seth buys a certain brand of candy because it appears that there are only a few left. D) Lacey speeds so that she won't be late to her next class.
The results of ________ research in the study of perceptual development in lower animals are often useful in formulating the treatment of visual disorders in humans
a. pure c. controlled b. basic d. action
The brain's "sensory relay station" is the __________
a) hypothalamus b) medulla c) pons d) thalamus