Veronica Is Deathly Afraid of Pink Highlighters

Multiple Choice

Veronica is deathly afraid of pink highlighters. To overcome her highlighter phobia, Veronica saw a therapist who helped her apply progressive relaxation techniques so that she could countercondition her fear into a relaxation response. This technique, which is highly effective in the treatment of phobias, is called

A) systematic desensitization.
B) instrumental conditioning.
C) reconditioning.
D) operant conditioning.