You Are Seated at a Small Table Talking to a Friend

question 124

Multiple Choice

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee.As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth,the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape,but you still "see" it as round due to:

• A)good continuation.
• B)movement parallax.
• C)perceptual constancy.
• D)proximity.

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Definitions:

Exposure

A therapeutic technique where individuals confront their fears or anxieties in a controlled, gradual manner to decrease sensitivity and reactive behaviors over time.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual elimination of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Anxiety Hierarchy

is a list of situations that cause anxiety, ranked from least to most anxiety-provoking, used in exposure therapy.

Baseline Data

Initial collection of data which serves as a reference for assessing future observations or the effects of interventions over time.