Wolpe's treatment of experimentally-induced phobias in cats was similar to mary cover jones' treatment of peter in that wolpe used ____ to counter the fear response.
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Wolpe's treatment of experimentally-induced phobias in cats was similar to Mary Cover Jones' treatment of Peter in that both used a technique known as systematic desensitization to counter the fear response.
Systematic desensitization is a form of behavior therapy that involves gradually exposing an individual to the feared stimulus while they are in a relaxed state. The goal is to replace the fear response with a relaxation response. Mary Cover Jones applied this technique to Peter, a young boy with a fear of rabbits, while Wolpe used a similar approach with cats to counteract experimentally-induced phobias. Both instances demonstrated the effectiveness of systematic desensitization in reducing or eliminating fear responses through a systematic and gradual process of exposure and relaxation.