Discuss the classical conditioning explanation of phobias. Give a hypothetical example, being sure to include the UCS, CS, UCR, and CR
What will be an ideal response?
* Intense fear or anxiety become associated (i.e., conditioned) with an object or situation so that every time that object appears or the situation occurs, the individual experiences the fear or anxiety.
* A phobia is thereby developed around that object or situation.
* The response should include an example of a phobia with the relevant classical conditioning aspects identified.
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