A(n) _____________ Narrative Is Used to Delight an Audience and Distract

question 42

Short Answer

A(n) _____________ narrative is used to delight an audience and distract them from daily cares.

Recognize the significance of research findings in the areas of psychophysics and sensory systems.

Apply knowledge of sensory perception to understand behaviors and phenomena such as hypnotic suggestion, placebo effects, and phantom limb sensations.

Appreciate the complexity of sensory interactions and their contributions to our understanding of the environment.

Grasp the concept of sensory thresholds and the importance of signal detection in perception.

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Definitions:

Exposure

A therapeutic technique used in behavioral therapy to treat anxiety disorders that involves the exposure to the feared object or context without any danger in order to overcome their anxiety.

Exposure Therapy

Any therapeutic procedure that repeatedly confronts the person with a stimulus that typically elicits an undesirable behaviour or an unwanted emotional response until the behaviour or response no longer occurs.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique whereby patients imagine the lowest feared stimuli and combine this image with a relaxation response. Patients gradually work their way up the fear hierarchy so that they can learn to handle increasingly disturbing stimuli.

Behavioral Activation

A therapeutic approach that encourages engagement in positively reinforcing activities to treat depression and other mental health issues.