Arranging Anxiety-Provoking Situations in a Hierarchy Would Be Characteristic of __________

question 22

Multiple Choice

Arranging anxiety-provoking situations in a hierarchy would be characteristic of __________.

• A)behavioral contracting
• B)operant conditioning
• C)aversive conditioning
• D)systematic desensitization

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Definitions:

Entry Barriers

Obstacles that prevent or hinder new competitors from easily entering an industry or market.

Inverted-U Theory

A hypothesis suggesting that a variable can produce effects that increase to a point after which further increases in the variable lead to a decline in the effect.

Industry Concentration Ratios

Statistical measures that express the extent to which a small number of firms dominate the total output, sales, or capacity in an industry.

R&D

Research and Development; a dedicated business or policy activity aimed at investing in new knowledge, product development, and innovation improvement.