The Most Significant Problem with the Behavioral Theory of Phobias

question 117

Multiple Choice

The most significant problem with the behavioral theory of phobias is that:

• A)most phobias do not have an evolutionary basis and are not part of our collective unconscious.
• B)phobias should disappear once the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
• C)many people with phobias cannot identify traumatic events that triggered them.
• D)observational learning helps in the maintenance of phobias more than operant conditioning.

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