A General Term for Any Psychologically Based Form of Treatment

question 42

Multiple Choice

A general term for any psychologically based form of treatment to help people better understand their problems is

• A)psychoanalysis.
• B)behavior modification.
• C)psychotherapy.
• D)psychosurgery.
• E)counseling.

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Definitions:

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work on behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Albert Bandura

A Canadian-American psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

Vicarious Learning

The process of learning by observing the actions and outcomes of others' behaviors rather than through direct experience.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus, resulting in a learned response to the neutral stimulus.