To Reduce Mary Ann's Fear of Birds, a Behavior Therapist

Multiple Choice

To reduce Mary Ann's fear of birds, a behavior therapist had her relax and think of a bird. Then she showed Mary Ann a picture of some birds, after which they both watched the Hitchcock movie about birds. After a few sessions, she took Mary Ann to the aviary. This is an example of what type of behavior therapy?

A) systematic desensitization
B) flooding
C) higher-order conditioning
D) aversion conditioning