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PSYC 1004 EXAM 3 GELLER 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. Behavior Therapy - correct answer -A type of therapy that
assumes that disordered behavior is learned and that symptom
relief is achieved through changing overt defective behaviors
into more constructive behaviors
2. Counter-conditioning - correct answer -A behavior therapy
procedure that uses classical conditioning to evoke new
responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors
3. Exposure Therapies - correct answer -Behavioral techniques
that treat anxieties by exposing people to the things they fear
and avoid
4. Systemic Desensitization: Attempts to reduce client anxiety
through relaxation techniques and progressive exposure to
feared stimuli
5. Implosive Therapy: The client imagines their most anxiety
inducing stimulus, in the hopes that they will realize that their
fear is irrational
6. Virtual Reality Exposure: Progressively exposes people to
electronic simulations of their greatest fears
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7. Aversive Conditioning - correct answer -A type of counter
conditioning that associates an unpleasant state (such as
nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)
8. Token Economies - correct answer -A behavioral technique in
which desirable behaviors are reinforced with a token, such as
a small chip or fake coin, which can be exchanged for
privileges
9. Cognitive Therapies - correct answer -Teaches people new,
more adaptive ways of thinking; based on assumption that
thoughts intervene between events and our emotional
reactions
10. cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - correct answer -An
integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing
self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing
behavior); corrects erroneous thinking/cognitive distortions
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11. Selective abstraction - correct answer -Distortion of thinking
in which detail is taken out of context and believed whilst
everything else in the context is ignored
12. Overgeneralization - correct answer -Distortion of thinking
where you apply one experience and generalize to all
experiences, including those in the future; frequently affects
those who have a mental illness like depression or anxiety
disorders
13. Arbitrary Interference - correct answer -Distortion of thinking
in which a person draws a conclusion that is not based on any
evidence
14. Magnification/Minimization - correct answer -Distortion of
thinking in which a person blows a negative event out of
proportion to its importance (magnification) while ignoring
relevant positive events (minimization)
15. Personalization - correct answer -Distortion of thinking where
a person believes that everything others do or say is some kind
of direct, personal reaction to the person
PSYC 1004 EXAM 3 GELLER 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. Behavior Therapy - correct answer -A type of therapy that
assumes that disordered behavior is learned and that symptom
relief is achieved through changing overt defective behaviors
into more constructive behaviors
2. Counter-conditioning - correct answer -A behavior therapy
procedure that uses classical conditioning to evoke new
responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors
3. Exposure Therapies - correct answer -Behavioral techniques
that treat anxieties by exposing people to the things they fear
and avoid
4. Systemic Desensitization: Attempts to reduce client anxiety
through relaxation techniques and progressive exposure to
feared stimuli
5. Implosive Therapy: The client imagines their most anxiety
inducing stimulus, in the hopes that they will realize that their
fear is irrational
6. Virtual Reality Exposure: Progressively exposes people to
electronic simulations of their greatest fears
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7. Aversive Conditioning - correct answer -A type of counter
conditioning that associates an unpleasant state (such as
nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)
8. Token Economies - correct answer -A behavioral technique in
which desirable behaviors are reinforced with a token, such as
a small chip or fake coin, which can be exchanged for
privileges
9. Cognitive Therapies - correct answer -Teaches people new,
more adaptive ways of thinking; based on assumption that
thoughts intervene between events and our emotional
reactions
10. cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - correct answer -An
integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing
self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing
behavior); corrects erroneous thinking/cognitive distortions
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11. Selective abstraction - correct answer -Distortion of thinking
in which detail is taken out of context and believed whilst
everything else in the context is ignored
12. Overgeneralization - correct answer -Distortion of thinking
where you apply one experience and generalize to all
experiences, including those in the future; frequently affects
those who have a mental illness like depression or anxiety
disorders
13. Arbitrary Interference - correct answer -Distortion of thinking
in which a person draws a conclusion that is not based on any
evidence
14. Magnification/Minimization - correct answer -Distortion of
thinking in which a person blows a negative event out of
proportion to its importance (magnification) while ignoring
relevant positive events (minimization)
15. Personalization - correct answer -Distortion of thinking where
a person believes that everything others do or say is some kind
of direct, personal reaction to the person
