Operant conditioning would be rather limited if every new situation required learning a new response. However, this is not the case because of

Eileen goes to a therapist for help in losing weight. She and her therapist develop a contract spelling out weekly step-by-step methods to reach Eileen's ultimate weight goal

The plan specifies rewards for reaching weekly goals and penalties for not achieving her weekly objectives. Eileen is undergoing ______. a. classical conditioning c. desensitization b. behavioral contracting d. a token economy

Trina is pregnant and has been researching various methods of prenatal care across cultures

She asks her midwife about ________________, and her midwife explains that this helpful method of prenatal care is quite common in traditional cultures and increasingly in developed countries. avoiding "hot" and "cold" foods wearing a magic charm avoiding any sexual contact prenatal massage