One way that therapists assist clients suffering from a phobia is through a technique called systematic desensitization. The person is gradually exposed to the trigger of their fear until they learn to respond with relaxation instead of panic and dread
This uses the principle of __________, which suggests that repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to familiarity and comfort.
a. relaxation
b. habituation
c. diminuation
d. minimization
Answer: B
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b. decreases. c. stays the same. d. decreases until early adulthood and then begins to increase again.
In the 1960s, Masters and Johnson
a. conducted their groundbreaking research about the psychology of the human sexual response. b. determined that there were four inevitable phases of the sexual response cycle. c. monitored the bodily changes of volunteers engaging in sex. d. completed one of the final studies on the well-researched are of physiology of the human sexual response.
When using a _____ hypothesis the researcher predicts that the groups being compared will differ, but does not predict how they will differ
a. null b. directional c. one-tailed d. two-tailed
High school seniors Geoff and Joy have been dating steadily for eight months. This is the first romance for each of them. How many relationships like theirs survive high school graduation?
A) about 10 percent B) 25 percent C) about 50 percent D) 75 percent