Arlene Has an Irrational Fear of Flying in Airplanes

question 130

Multiple Choice

Arlene has an irrational fear of flying in airplanes.She is probably suffering from a(n) ______.

• A)mania
• B)obsession
• C)compulsion
• D)phobia

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Definitions:

Double-Blind Procedure

An experimental method where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Subliminal Message

Messages that are designed to pass below the normal limits of perception, intended to influence the subconscious mind without conscious awareness.

Effectiveness

Effectiveness refers to the degree to which a process, action, or intervention achieves its intended outcome or goals under normal or real-world conditions.

Representative Sampling

A method in statistics where a small subset of a population is chosen to accurately reflect the characteristics of the whole population.