Term ID: T4855

Response Hierarchy

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Organized ranking of behaviors from least to most difficult or from weakest to strongest responses.
Example: Systematic desensitization that gradually exposes individuals to increasingly anxiety-provoking situations.

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Reference: Wolpe (1958)