Juan has an intense fear of snakes. His therapist treats the phobia by having Juan approach a small snake from a distance and wait each time he becomes anxious. As the anxiety subsides, Juan takes a step closer. Juan's therapist is using
a. empathic behaviorism.
b. systematic desensitization.
c. exposure therapy.
d. latent analysis.
C
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a. the role of brain abnormalities. b. the interaction of genetic predispositions and stress. c. the role of stressful life experiences in creating a diathesis. d. the role of psychosocial influences in creating a diathesis. e. biochemical imbalances.
When is operant conditioning most likely to be encoded as procedural knowledge?
a. Early in training. b. After extended training. c. When a reinforcer is devalued. d. When individuals are tested in a new, unfamiliar context.
An individual exhibiting ______ may modify a recipe when cooking or figure out how to fix a broken zipper using common household items.
A. passion B. little-c creativity C. Big-c creativity D. pro-C creativity
At a dispositional level, people differ in terms of how much of any given need they have
Indicate whether the statement is true or false