Learning/memory (Interventions based on classical conditioning)

Question 1

When using covert sensitization, the client’s image of:
A. a stimulus associated with the problem behavior is paired with an image of a scene that naturally elicits relaxation.
B. a stimulus associated with the problem behavior is paired with an image of a stimulus that naturally produces an incompatible and undesirable response.
C. a feared stimulus is embellished by the therapist with psychodynamic themes.
D. a feared stimulus is embellished with a “relief scene.”

Answer 1

B. a stimulus associated with the problem behavior is paired with an image of a stimulus that naturally produces an incompatible and undesirable response.

Question 2

Wolpe (1958) believed that counterconditioning was responsible for the effectiveness of his technique of systematic desensitization for eliminating an anxiety response to a particular stimulus. However, studies using the dismantling strategy found that its effects are actually due to:

Answer 2

extinction.

Question 3

Wolpe attributed the effectiveness of systematic desensitization for treating anxiety to _____

Answer 3

reciprocal inhibition

Question 4

Implosive therapy combines:

Answer 4

exposure in imagination and psychodynamic techniques.