The etiology of phobias, according to behavioural theories, involve
a) prolonged exposure to the feared object or situation.
b) modeling.
c) classical conditioning.
d) learning.
d
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a. correlation b. observation c. random assignment d. selection
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What is one take home message from the discussion of autism and facilitated communication?
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Which of the following topics would be most interesting to a social psychologist?
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