Flannery, who has a great fear of flying, has been instructed by her behavior therapist to take a brief ride in an actual airplane. If Flannery follows her therapist's instructions, then she'll be engaged in __________ exposure.

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In vivo exposure involves facing the feared situation or object in real life, which Flannery will be doing by taking a ride in an actual airplane. Virtual reality exposure involves using technology to simulate the feared situation, aversive exposure involves pairing the feared situation or object with an unpleasant stimulus, and imaginal exposure involves imagining the feared situation. None of these describe Flannery's exposure in this scenario.

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