To reduce Patty's fear of horses, a behavior therapist took her immediately to the nearby horse farm. She instructed Patty to stand in the stables, where she was surrounded by 20 horses. This is an example of

a. aversion-hierarchy conditioning. c. systematic desensitization.
b. higher-order conditioning. d. flooding.


D

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