Glossary C
Glossary C
Cover story refers to a description of the purpose of a study, given to participants, that is different from its true purpose; cover stories are used to maintain psychological realism
Covert conditioning refers to a behavioral intervention in which the therapist instructs the client to imagine a highly negative experience when engaging in an undesirable behavior.
Covert homosexual refers to a homosexual who is who keeps his or her sexual orientation a secret, who is not yet out in the open.
Covert modeling it is when the client imagines a model, the therapist describes the activities of the model which the client follows in her imagination.