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A behavioral technique used to treat phobias in which the client is presented with the feared stimulus until the associated anxiety disapears.
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A behavioral technique used to treat phobias in which the client is presented with the feared stimulus until the associated anxiety disapears.
A schedule in which the reinforcement is presented after a specific number of responses.
A schedule in which the reinforcement is presented after a specific period of time.
In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the failure to complete a stage successfully which results in a continuation of that stage into later adulthood.
A condition in which arousal and/or sexual gratification is attained through inanimate objects (shoes, pantyhose) or non-sexual body parts (feet, hair). Is considered a problem when the object is needed in order to obtain arousal or gratification and the individual can not can not complete a sexual act without this object present.
Treatment involving family members which seeks to change the unhealthy familial patterns and interactions.
A statistical technique used to determine the number of components in a set of data. These components are then named according to their characteristics allowing a researcher to break down information into statistical groups.
The desire or push to perform a certain behavior based on the potential external rewards that may be received as a result.
The reduction and eventual disappearance of a learned or conditioned response after it is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus-response chain.
The belief that the environment has more control over life circumstances than the individual does.
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