Psychologists Are Using Virtual Reality Technology

question 43

Multiple Choice

Psychologists are using virtual reality technology:

• A)as a form of aversive conditioning in the treatment of alcohol and cigarette addiction.
• B)to stimulate brain areas associated with phobias with magnetic pulses of various frequencies.
• C)to send electrical impulses to the brainstem via implanted electrodes in order to reduce chronic anxiety.
• D)to create computer-generated images that can be used in systematic desensitization therapy.

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