DrShaw Has a Patient Who Has a Phobia of Spiders

question 33

Multiple Choice

Dr.Shaw has a patient who has a phobia of spiders and also loves doing puzzles.Dr.Shaw exposes the patient to spiders briefly while having the patient complete a fun puzzle.Dr.Shaw
Is using ________ to treat his patient's phobia.

• A) second-order conditioning
• B) systematic desensitization
• C) modeling
• D) counterconditioning

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Definitions:

Warrants

Financial derivatives that give the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security—mostly equity—at a certain price before expiration.

Listed Call Options

Financial derivatives traded on exchanges that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price within a certain time frame.

Convertible Bond

A type of bond that can be converted into a predetermined amount of the issuer's equity at certain times during its life, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

Call Option

An option contract giving the owner the right, albeit without obligation, to purchase a specific asset at a set price within a defined timeframe.