A Player Catches a Ball

question 9

Multiple Choice

A player catches a ball. Consider the action force to the ball against the player's glove. The reaction is the

• A)player's grip on the glove.
• B)force of the glove on the ball.
• C)friction of the ground against the player's shoes.
• D)muscular effort in the player's arms.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Exposure

A therapeutic technique where individuals confront their fears or anxieties in a controlled, gradual manner to decrease sensitivity and reactive behaviors over time.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual elimination of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Anxiety Hierarchy

is a list of situations that cause anxiety, ranked from least to most anxiety-provoking, used in exposure therapy.