Evaluate the Extent to Which Demographic Variables Such and Race

question 68

Essay

Evaluate the extent to which demographic variables such and race and education impact public opinion.

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Definitions:

Aversion Therapy

Form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an aversive stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation, coupled with relaxation exercises.

Token Economy

The use of objects called tokens to reinforce behavior in which the tokens can be accumulated and exchanged for desired items or privileges.

Flooding

Technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is rapidly and intensely exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object and prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response.