The Person-Centered Therapist Must Show a Genuine, Open, and Honest

question 25

Multiple Choice

The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to the client. This is called ________.

• A) empathy
• B) resistance
• C) authenticity
• D) unconditional positive regard

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Definitions:

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating the same conditioned response without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Response Renewal

The reemergence of a previously extinguished response following a change in context.

Extinction

In psychology, the process by which a conditioned response diminishes and disappears following repeated exposure without reinforcement.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus.