Saavedra and Silverman Exam Questions and Answers
with complete solution
What was one aim for the study?
examine the role of classical conditioning in relation to fear and avoidance of a
particular stimuli(in this case a phobia)
What was another aim for the study?
to see if the use exposure therapy could reduce the disgust and distress associated with
buttons
How long had the boy been experiencing phobia before the study began?
four years
What were three ways the study had good ethics?
confidentiality(remains anonymous), informed consent(from mom and kid), improved
quality of life
Describe what imagery exposure is.
when an individual is exposed to the fearful stimuli through visualized techniques
What does imagery exposure not include?
touching
What were the two forms of interventions used?
positive reinforcement and imagery exposure
Which intervention came first?
positive reinforcement
Why it difficult to change evaluated learning in humans?
-it is difficult to find the complex thoughts and emotions that the person has connected
to the fear bc you are not them
-it is subjective
-you cant untangle someones thoughts and emotions in this way
What is evaluated learning?
a type of classical conditioning where the learning has occurred because of complex
thoughts and emotions. It may be tougher to change behaviors learned this way.
Which intervention was the most effective?
imagery exposure
Why it difficult to change evaluated learning in humans?(what he said)
Those complex thoughts and emotions are not easy for one to entangle or even
understand because they involve the emotions ,thoughts, and subjective experiences of
other humans
What was the ratings associated with the imagery exposure?
8-3
Why would it be negative to approach phobias from a strict behaviorist's perspective?
Behaviorist believe that all behavior is learned so they would only understand how the
behavior was learned. They do not value thinking and emotions that are associated with
the behaviors learned. (not value humans)
Give one example of what the researchers asked the boy to do in the imagery exposure
intervention?
with complete solution
What was one aim for the study?
examine the role of classical conditioning in relation to fear and avoidance of a
particular stimuli(in this case a phobia)
What was another aim for the study?
to see if the use exposure therapy could reduce the disgust and distress associated with
buttons
How long had the boy been experiencing phobia before the study began?
four years
What were three ways the study had good ethics?
confidentiality(remains anonymous), informed consent(from mom and kid), improved
quality of life
Describe what imagery exposure is.
when an individual is exposed to the fearful stimuli through visualized techniques
What does imagery exposure not include?
touching
What were the two forms of interventions used?
positive reinforcement and imagery exposure
Which intervention came first?
positive reinforcement
Why it difficult to change evaluated learning in humans?
-it is difficult to find the complex thoughts and emotions that the person has connected
to the fear bc you are not them
-it is subjective
-you cant untangle someones thoughts and emotions in this way
What is evaluated learning?
a type of classical conditioning where the learning has occurred because of complex
thoughts and emotions. It may be tougher to change behaviors learned this way.
Which intervention was the most effective?
imagery exposure
Why it difficult to change evaluated learning in humans?(what he said)
Those complex thoughts and emotions are not easy for one to entangle or even
understand because they involve the emotions ,thoughts, and subjective experiences of
other humans
What was the ratings associated with the imagery exposure?
8-3
Why would it be negative to approach phobias from a strict behaviorist's perspective?
Behaviorist believe that all behavior is learned so they would only understand how the
behavior was learned. They do not value thinking and emotions that are associated with
the behaviors learned. (not value humans)
Give one example of what the researchers asked the boy to do in the imagery exposure
intervention?
