Mandy, an Adlerian group leader, helps group members realize they have choices about which stimuli they pay attention to and remember. Mandy is employing which technique?

• A. Push button
• B. Role play
• C. Guided discovery
• D. Systematic desensitization

Answer: (A)

The key idea being tested is that people can choose what they notice and what they remember, reflecting Adler’s view that behavior is purposeful and under personal control. The push-button technique gives a concrete way for the group leader to help members momentarily switch their focus, nudging them to realize they can select which stimuli to attend to and which to ignore or reinterpret. By repeatedly prompting this shift, members experience a sense of agency over their perceptions, which fits Adlerian emphasis on responsibility and purposeful action. This approach is especially aligned with this scenario because it centers on awareness of choice in attention and memory, rather than simply practicing new roles, exposing to gradual distress, or uncovering beliefs without a concrete attentional shift.