Avoidance behavior is often resistant to extinction because:
a. the situation you are avoiding is so incredibly stressful.
b. it leads to stimulus pairing.
c. it allows you to escape harmful consequences.
d. you don't find out the unpleasant outcome no longer occurs.
D.
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Perry grew up in a small town and has gone to every high school reunion, despite moving across the country. Based on the research, at which reunion would he be the least self-conscious and more accepting of his past and present selves?
a. His 5th year reunion b. His 10th year reunion c. His 30th year reunion d. His 50th year reunion
Jan likes her psychotherapist and believes that they both agree on the goals for her therapy
Often Jan wants to just engage her therapist in "small talk," but the therapist tends to insist that they stick with the therapy plan. Jan was also surprised that the therapist told her that it was up to her whether she wanted to talk with her friends about what was taking place in therapy. According to your textbook, this therapist a. should demand that Jan not discuss her therapy with anyone. b. should allow some sessions just to be "small talk" in order to facilitate rapport. c. needs to exert more control over Jan and encourage her to be more dependent on his counsel. d. appears to be a professional psychotherapist.