As a Child, Paul Was Bitten by a Spider and Thereafter

Multiple Choice

As a child, Paul was bitten by a spider and thereafter developed an intense phobia of them. In an effort to cure Paul's phobia, a psychologist gradually exposed him to spiders. After many sessions of having nonthreatening experiences with spiders, Paul's phobia was cured. This is an example of ________.

A) stimulus generalization
B) extinction
C) backward conditioning
D) habituation