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A woman shows no interest in socializing with other people. How might a behaviorist explain this behavior?
 
  A. The woman does not believe that she can interact effectively with other people.
  B. The woman has not been reinforced enough for engaging in social behavior.
  C. The woman experiences anxiety in social situations and uses her asocial style as a defense against this anxiety.
  D. The woman is either high in social anxiety or low in sociability.

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A psychologist teaches a snake phobic client to relax. She then has the client imagine increasingly vivid scenes about snakes while relaxing. The psychologist is using which type of therapy?
 
  A. Systematic desensitization
  B. Aversion therapy
  C. Reinforcement therapy
  D. Biofeedback


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kxciann

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


krzymel

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Reply #2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thank you!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 21, 2018
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