Marcus has been diagnosed with a severe phobia of birds. His therapist initially attempted flooding, but Marcus experienced a panic attack and withdrew from the session almost immediately. The therapist needs to suggest an alternative behavioural treatment to help Marcus manage his phobia.
Describe one behavioural treatment, other than flooding, that the therapist could use with Marcus.
205 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Main features of classical conditioning, Pavlov (1927) salivation in dogs, Main features of operant conditioning, Properties of reinforcement, Behaviour modification and shaping, Main features of social learning theory, Social learning stages, Bandura (1961, 1963) Bobo doll experiments, Bandura (1965) vicarious reinforcement, Learning theories and phobias, Treatments for phobias, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.