Computers Have Been Used to Safely Simulate the Experience of Heights

question 148

Multiple Choice

Computers have been used to safely simulate the experience of heights in the treatment of acrophobia.This technique is a type of

• A)desensitization.
• B)cognitive mapping.
• C)latent learning.
• D)higher order acquisition.

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Definitions:

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