Rory is afraid of cats. To help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Rory is watching. Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. Rory's mother is using __________.

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Rory's mother is using modeling, which is a technique of learning by observing and imitating the behavior of others. In this case, Rory is encouraged to imitate her mother's behavior of petting and stroking the cat, which can help her overcome her fear of cats. Reinforcement, token economy, and extinction are not being utilized in this situation.

Rory Is Afraid of Cats