Larry Is So Afraid of Being Alone in Public Places

question 12

Multiple Choice

Larry is so afraid of being alone in public places that he cannot bring himself to leave his house. The mere thought of leaving produces overwhelming panic. Larry probably suffers from ____.

• A) obsessive-compulsive disorder
• B) generalized anxiety disorder
• C) social phobia
• D) agoraphobia

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Definitions:

Unrelated Stimulus

A stimulus that has no connection or relevance to the task at hand or to another specified stimulus.

Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated through positive or negative stimuli.

Learned Reflexive Response

A behavior that is developed over time through conditioning, in which a stimulus automatically elicits a response.

Conditioning

A method of altering behavior in which an individual learns to connect a new behavior with a stimulus that was previously not related to it.