Lesson 4.1.5
4.1.5 Learning theories of phobias and their treatment Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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According to the two-process model of learning theory, how is a phobia initially acquired?
- Operant conditioning
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Classical conditioning
- Social learning theory
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According to the two-process model, how are phobias maintained?
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive reinforcement
- Classical conditioning
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Which therapy uses counterconditioning and a fear hierarchy to treat phobias?
- Token economy
- Flooding
- Systematic desensitisation
- Aversion therapy
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What primary learning mechanism drives the maintenance phase in the two-process model?
- Operant conditioning
- Classical conditioning
- Social learning
- Habituation
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Which behavioural treatment exposes a phobic patient directly to their feared stimulus immediately?
- Aversion therapy
- Flooding
- Systematic desensitisation
- Token economy
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Which treatment pairs an unwanted behaviour with an unpleasant stimulus using classical conditioning?
- Aversion therapy
- Systematic desensitisation
- Flooding
- Shaping behaviour
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Which classical conditioning process replaces fear with relaxation in systematic desensitisation?
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Counterconditioning
- Negative reinforcement
- Spontaneous recovery
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What is placed at the start of a fear hierarchy for spider phobia?
- Spider photograph
- Touching a cobweb
- Holding a spider
- Spider in room
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Which biological concept challenges pure learning theory explanations of phobias?
- Reciprocal inhibition
- Biological preparedness
- Spontaneous recovery
- Cognitive dissonance
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Which learning-based phobia treatment has the strongest empirical research support?
- Psychoanalysis
- Hypnotherapy
- Free association
- Systematic desensitisation
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Which therapy gradually exposes a flying-phobic patient to flying stimuli while relaxed?
- Psychoanalysis
- Systematic desensitisation
- Aversion therapy
- Flooding exposure
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What term describes the return of an extinguished phobic response after a rest period?
- Spontaneous recovery
- Counterconditioning
- Extinction failure
- Stimulus generalisation
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What is a key limitation of learning theory explanations for phobias?
- Ignored evolutionary factors
- Excluded human participants
- Ignored past conditioning
- Relied only on introspection
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Why do clinicians often prefer systematic desensitisation over flooding?
- Faster treatment time
- Lower economic cost
- Lower patient distress
- No therapist required
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What comparison group best evaluates the effectiveness of systematic desensitisation?
- Placebo drug group
- Double-blind group
- No-treatment control group
- Psychoanalysis group
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According to learning theory, what explains why individuals develop different phobias?
- Genetic differences
- Unique learning histories
- Neurochemical imbalances
- Personality traits
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According to the two-process model, how is a phobia maintained?
- Classical conditioning
- Positive punishment
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
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Which classical conditioning concept explains why a treated phobia can unexpectedly return?
- Extinction burst
- Stimulus generalisation
- Higher-order conditioning
- Spontaneous recovery
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Which process forms a phobia by association between a neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus?
- Operant conditioning
- Classical conditioning
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Social learning
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How are feared situations arranged in a systematic desensitisation fear hierarchy?
- Chronological order
- Random order
- Least to most
- Most to least
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