Using in Vivo Exposure, a Behavior Therapist ____

question 16

Multiple Choice

Using in vivo exposure, a behavior therapist ____.

• A) uses electric shock to create a negative association with a maladaptive behavior
• B) uses imaginary painful stimuli to create a negative association with a maladaptive behavior
• C) gradually introduces a fearful person to an imaginary feared stimulus
• D) gradually introduces a fearful person to the actual feared stimulus

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Definitions:

Conformity

The tendency to align one's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors with those of a group or social norm.

Normative Influence

The impact of the social environment on individuals' behavior, where people conform to the expectations of a group to be liked, accepted, or to avoid disapproval.

Social Pressure

The influence exerted by society or social groups on individuals to conform to expected norms and behaviors.

Milgram's Study

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which aimed to measure the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.