John’s therapist does not offer much advice but instead validates what John has to say and is always supportive. This is likely a technique used by which of the following?

How does Hobson and McCarley's activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

a) the surfacing of repressed sexual urges b) attempts to make recent memories more permanent c) the brain making sense of a high level of brain activity d) the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics

____ explain the acquisition of problem behavior on the basis of paired associations between previously neutral stimuli (e.g., homework), and unconditioned stimuli (e.g., parental anger)

a. Operant models b. Classical conditioning models c. Social learning models d. Social cognition models