Which counterconditioning technique is especially helpful when it would be too expensive or too embarrassing for a person to directly confront an anxiety-arousing situation?

A) virtual reality exposure therapy
B) a token economy
C) free association
D) aversive conditioning

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that uses virtual reality technology to expose patients to simulations of their fears or traumatic memories as a way to treat anxiety disorders.

Counterconditioning Technique

A behavior therapy technique where an undesirable response to a stimulus is replaced with a more desirable response, often used in the treatment of phobias.

Anxiety-arousing Situation

Any circumstance that triggers feelings of anxiety or nervousness.