Juan Is So Afraid of Germs That He Wears Gloves

question 8

Multiple Choice

Juan is so afraid of germs that he wears gloves when opening doors. He is encouraged by his therapist to imitate a person in a video who demonstrates opening a door, step-by-step, without wearing gloves. Which technique is his therapist using?

• A) flooding
• B) modeling
• C) systematic desensitization
• D) aversive conditioning

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