When individuals receive information about an aspect of their physiological state and then they attempt to alter that state. This is in an example of technique:

Correct option is B

Biofeedback is a technique where individuals receive real-time information about their physiological processes (such as heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, or brain wave activity) through electronic monitoring devices. This information helps them learn to consciously control these normally involuntary functions. The process involves awareness of the physiological state followed by deliberate attempts to modify it, which matches the description in the question.

Information Booster:
1. Mechanism: Biofeedback uses sensors attached to the body that measure physiological functions and convert them into visual or auditory signals that the person can monitor
2. Types: Common forms include EMG (electromyography) for muscle tension, thermal biofeedback for skin temperature, EEG for brain waves, and heart rate variability biofeedback
3. Applications: Used to treat conditions like chronic pain, anxiety disorders, hypertension, migraine headaches, and stress-related disorders
4. Learning Process: Through repeated practice, individuals learn to recognize and control their physiological responses without the need for monitoring equipment
5. Scientific Basis: Based on operant conditioning principles where feedback serves as reinforcement for desired physiological changes

Additional Knowledge:
• Relaxation (A): A general technique to reduce tension and stress but doesn't necessarily involve receiving specific information about physiological states
• Exercise (C): Physical activity that affects physiological state but typically doesn't involve real-time monitoring and feedback about internal processes
• Hypnotism (D): An altered state of consciousness involving focused attention and heightened suggestibility, but doesn't rely on receiving physiological feedback information