Vincent Wants to Use Systematic Desensitization to Treat His Patient's

question 10

Multiple Choice

Vincent wants to use systematic desensitization to treat his patient's phobia of elevators.Vincent's first step in this process should be to _______.

• A) prescribe a drug that will inhibit certain regions of the amygdala
• B) explain to the patient what is going on in his brain when he feels fearful
• C) show the patient a picture of an elevator until he can look at it and feel calm
• D) give the patient a dollar for every floor he passes during an elevator ride

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Y-Intercept

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Slope

In the context of linear regression, the magnitude of change in the dependent variable for each unit change in the independent variable.

Residual

The difference between an observed value and the estimated value provided by a model.

Actual Value Of Y

The observed or measured outcome in a statistical analysis or experiment, representing a specific data point on the Y-axis.