Joseph Wolpe developed an effective form of treatment for phobias designed to break the link between the object of fear and the experience of fear. His therapy is known as systematic _______________
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Answer: desensitization.
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In the adolescent brain, areas of the prefrontal cortex and other regions in the frontal and parietal lobes collectively help adolescents consider possible solutions to problems, control behaviors, and make decisions. This is referred to as the __________ network.
A. efficiency processing B. social brain C. executive control D. specialization
Who probably has experienced the LONGEST period of adolescence?
A) Scarlett, who got married in 1860 B) Helen, who got married in 1900 C) Sharon, who got married in 1970 D) Jarena, who got married in 2016
A difference between experimental and control groups, other than the independent variable, is a _____ variable
A) confounding B) dependent C) false D) placebo
Learned helplessness theories in humans have produced only small effects. One reason for this result may be due to ______.
A. ethical issues associated with exposing human subjects to severe aversive events B. shock in humans is not as aversive as it is within animal subjects C. humans have more cognitive processing and are more immune to learned helplessness D. humans have alternative escape mechanisms that are different from animals