Natalie has had a phobia of centipedes for many years; she cannot even see a picture of a centipede without getting the chills and turning away in fear. Which of the following procedures would be the best suggestion to solve this problem?
A)
Without telling Natalie, place her in a room with a box full of centipedes and convince her to place her arm in the box.
B)
Begin by presenting Natalie with pictures of centipedes, then centipedes in a box while showing they cause no harm, until she can place one on her hand.
C)
Ask Natalie to explain the origin of her fears and show her a number of real-life videos where people encounter centipedes and they enjoy their presence because they do no harm.
D)
Place Natalie in a room with centipedes crawling on the walls while indicating that the centipedes cannot come near her because her chair is coated in repellant.
Answer: B