According to Learning Theory, the Compulsions Associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

question 117

Multiple Choice

According to learning theory, the compulsions associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder:

• A) develop as a result of observational learning
• B) are repetitive intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses
• C) reduce anxiety and are thus maintained through the process of negative reinforcement
• D) increase anxiety and are thus maintained through the process of extinction
• E) actually trigger the obsessions

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