A behavior therapy technique that uses a gradual, step-by-step process to replace fear or anxiety with an incompatible response of relaxation and positive emotion is ___________.

A. systematic desensitization
B. flooding
C. anxiety therapy
D. aversion therapy


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. No artists can be beekeepers, but some of the beekeepers must be chemists. b. All A are B. All B are C. Therefore, all A are C. c. I forgot to charge my cell phone last night, therefore I missed an important call today. d. If I get an A on my cognitive psychology exam, I can go out with my friends Saturday night.

Psychology

Professor Warren calculated the mean, median, and mode of the scores made on the midterm exam. These descriptive statistics are known as

a. inferential statistics. b. measures of central tendency. c. measures of variability. d. graphical statistics.

Psychology

One way to help increase the accuracy of observations during a naturalistic observation is to use:

a. selective perception. b. untrained observers. c. multiple observers. d. record uncommon behaviors first

Psychology

Evidence from which emerging field caused Bowlby to see that infant-mother attachment was important not just for humans but for many species?

a. pathology c. psychotherapy b. ethology d. sociology

Psychology