In Treating a 3-Year-Old Child Named Peter,Mary Cover Jones

question 274

Multiple Choice

In treating a 3-year-old child named Peter,Mary Cover Jones

• A) used unconditional positive acceptance and empathic understanding to help Peter overcome his fear of rabbits.
• B) was the first behavior therapist to use virtual reality therapy to eliminate a phobia.
• C) conditioned a response that was incompatible with a previously learned response of fear in the presence of a tame rabbit.
• D) used operant conditioning techniques to eliminate the child's fear of rabbits.

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Definitions:

Behaviour Modification Program

A systematic approach to changing behaviors through the application of principles of learning, including reinforcement and punishment.

Baseline Data

Initial information gathered before a research or treatment begins, used for comparison with data collected during or after the process.

Target Behaviour

Refers to a specific action or reaction that therapy or intervention aims to change or reinforce.

Operant Conditioning

A method of education where the vigor of a conduct is influenced by either rewarding or penalizing.