Making Someone Who Is Afraid of Snakes Handle Dozens of Snakes

question 20

Multiple Choice

Making someone who is afraid of snakes handle dozens of snakes in an effort to get him to overcome his fear is called __________.

• A)systematic desensitization
• B)aversive conditioning
• C)flooding
• D)paradoxical intent

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Benefit

The supplementary advantage to society from the production or utilization of an additional unit of a product or service.

Pollution

The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment, causing adverse effects on living beings and ecosystems.

Marginal Social Cost

The additional cost to society as a whole of producing one extra unit of a good or service.

Too Little

A situation where the quantity or amount available or supplied is insufficient to meet demand or requirements.