1-84After Being Bitten by a Dog,Jose Finds That He Feels

question 40

Multiple Choice

1-84.After being bitten by a dog,Jose finds that he feels afraid whenever he sees a dog.He goes for treatment,where he is gradually exposed to dogs,until he can be in the same room with a dog without feeling any fear.Three weeks later,while walking in his neighborhood,Jose hears a dog barking viciously.For a few weeks after this,his fear returns.This shows

• A)the treatment had no effect.
• B)extinction.
• C)stimulus-stimulus expectancy.
• D)spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism where an individual shifts negative feelings from their original source to a more acceptable or less threatening target.

Denial

A defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or facts, thus avoiding dealing with painful feelings or events.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Fight-or-flight Response

A physiological reaction to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, initiating a state of heightened readiness for physical action.