What Is Joseph Wolpe's Most Noted Contribution to Psychology

question 127

Multiple Choice

What is Joseph Wolpe's most noted contribution to psychology?

• A) Systematic desensitization as a means of therapy
• B) The discovery that fear can be repressed through familiarity with the feared object
• C) The definition of operant conditioning
• D) The discovery of the mechanism of the extinction process

Understand the cross-price elasticity of demand and its implications for substitute and complementary goods.

Grasp the income elasticity of demand and how it reflects consumer responses to income changes.

Analyze the effects of government interventions, such as price ceilings, on market equilibrium.

Understand the phenomena of supply and demand in niche markets and secondary markets.

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Definitions:

Ego Resiliency

A personality trait depicting an individual's ability to adapt flexibly and recover from stress or adverse situations.

Ego Control

In Jack Block’s personality theory, the psychological tendency to inhibit the behavioral expression of motivation and emotional impulse. At the extremes, people may be either undercontrolled or overcontrolled.

Neuroticism/Extraversion

Personality traits where neuroticism involves emotional instability and extraversion involves being outgoing and energetic.

Negative Emotionality/Positive Emotionality

Refers to the tendency of individuals to experience negative or positive emotions more frequently or intensely, indicating a fundamental aspect of personality.