During Bobbi's therapy session, she noticed that her therapist was frequently mentioning rewards and consequences. Her therapist most likely practices what type of therapy?

A) behavior therapy
B) gestalt therapy
C) psychodynamic therapy
D) cognitive therapy

Rewards And Consequences

In behavioral psychology, rewards and consequences are the positive or negative outcomes following specific behaviors, which can encourage or discourage the recurrence of those behaviors.

Behavior Therapy

Systematic application of the principles of learning to the direct modification of a client’s problem behaviors.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that is based on Freud’s thinking and assumes that psychological problems reflect early childhood experiences and internal conflicts.