Behavioral theory postulates that behavior is in response to external factors and situational stimuli; thus, behaviorists believe that psychopathology is a result of learned patterns, not innate deficits. One subset of behavioral intervention, classical extinction, deals with fears and phobias by presenting the conditioned stimulus to the patient. Which technique belongs to this type of intervention?

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Flooding, a technique in which a patient is physically exposed to a conditioned stimulus and prevented from escaping until fear abates, is a one of two types of classical extinction. The other (implosive therapy) is similar but conducted in imagination only. Flooding is now thought to be more effective for treating specific phobias than another classical conditioning technique, systematic desensitization­-one session of more prolonged exposure has been more successful at eliminating fear than multiple sessions of brief exposure.

Behavioral Theory Postulates That Behavior Is in Response to External