What Is the Similarity Between Systematic Desensitization and Skinner's Method

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Multiple Choice

What is the similarity between systematic desensitization and Skinner's method of shaping?

• A) Both are laboratory phenomena with theoretical interest but no practical value.
• B) Both are practical applications based on psychoanalytic theory.
• C) Both occur through a gradual series of successive approximations to a goal.
• D) Both alternate between periods of reinforcement and periods of punishment.

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