By Using Which of the Following Could Alba Learn to Associate

question 94

Multiple Choice

By using which of the following could Alba learn to associate a negative emotional response with her undesirable habit of compulsive hair-pulling?

• A)operant conditioning
• B)escape training
• C)aversion therapy
• D)conditioned helplessness

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Definitions:

Primary Process

A term from psychoanalytic theory that describes the irrational and instinctual thought processes of the unconscious mind.

Condensation

In psychoanalytic theory, the method of primary process thinking in which several ideas are compressed into one.

Displacement

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that redirects an impulse from a dangerous target to a safe one.

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and ethical standards of the psyche.