Question

question 4 (10 points)
the superstitious student is obsessed with rituals that dominate his daily life. his therapist suggests that the student continues his maladaptive rituals because this behavior temporarily reduced his anxiety on many past occasions. the therapists suggestion most directly reflects a _______ perspective.
psychoanalytic
trait
learning
biological

Explanation:

The learning perspective emphasizes how behavior is learned through past experiences. Here, the student's ritual - anxiety reduction connection is a learned behavior (operant conditioning, where the ritual (behavior) led to a consequence - anxiety reduction, thus reinforcing the ritual). The psychoanalytic perspective focuses on unconscious conflicts, the trait perspective on stable personality traits, and the biological perspective on biological factors like genetics or brain chemistry.

Answer:

Learning