Which of the following examples illustrates response prevention?
A) An aggressive teenager is given two weeks of detention after school for starting a fight at recess.
B) A 22-year-old binge-drinker has his driver's license suspended for three years following his third DUI arrest.
C) A person with a spider phobia is required to hold a nonpoisonous tarantula for 10 minutes, put the spider down, and then pick it up and hold it for another 10 minutes.
D) A puppy owner decides to wake up her puppy throughout the day so that it will be tired enough to sleep through the night.

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Response prevention is a technique used in exposure therapy where an individual is prevented from performing their usual avoidance behaviors in the presence of the feared stimulus, allowing them to learn that the stimulus is not harmful. In choice C, a person with a spider phobia is prevented from avoiding the spider, directly facing their fear.

Which of the Following Examples Illustrates Response Prevention