A single-case experimental design is similar to a(n)

____________________, a form of therapy used for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder, requires prolonged and repeated contact with the fear or anxiety-producing stimulus or situation, while the individual is NOT allowed to perform the compulsive act.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

The "Barnum effect," in which vague statements about one's future or personality may be seen as accurate and valid, occurs because of the

a. self-fulfilling prophecies it creates. b. representativeness heuristic. c. base rate information it relies on. d. principle of the "sucker effect."