Question

Estella is afraid of cats. to help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while estella is watching. her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. estella's mother is using ________. (1 point)

Answer 1

From the description, estella's mother is using participant modeling.
Participant modeling is a form of behavioral conditioning that being done by following other people's example.
By confronting the source of fear together, Estella's mother will give some sort of encouragement and make Estella realized the exaggeration of her fear.