To Reduce Mary Ann's Fear of Birds, a Behavior Therapist

question 192

Multiple Choice

To reduce Mary Ann's fear of birds, a behavior therapist had her relax and think of a bird. Then she showed Mary Ann a picture of some birds, after which they both watched the Hitchcock movie about birds. After a few sessions, she took Mary Ann to the aviary. This is an example of what type of behavior therapy?

• A)systematic desensitization
• B)flooding
• C)higher-order conditioning
• D)aversion conditioning

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