Mary Enjoys Socializing with Friends and Talking with Them on Her

question 110

Multiple Choice

Mary enjoys socializing with friends and talking with them on her cell phone. Eileen prefers quiet times by herself when she can reflect on her own thoughts. The characteristics of Mary and Eileen indicate that each has a distinctive

• A)fixation.
• B)personality.
• C)defense mechanism.
• D)collective unconscious.

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Definitions:

Extinction

The process by which a species, genus, or family of organisms becomes extinct, no longer existing and living in the world.

Spontaneous Recovery

The rebirth of an extinguished response after a break, without the need for relearning.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by associating the stimulus with a new, incompatible response.