The effectiveness of exposure with response prevention in the treatment of OCD is likely due to
A)resistance.
B)extinction.
C)modeling.
D)operant conditioning.

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Exposure with response prevention is a form of extinction, where the conditioned response (compulsion) is no longer reinforced and eventually extinguished. This is why it is an effective treatment for OCD. The other options (resistance, modeling, and operant conditioning) are not directly applicable to the mechanism of action in this treatment.

The Effectiveness of Exposure with Response Prevention in the Treatment