Johnny Has Always Feared Going to the Dentist as He

question 59

Multiple Choice

Johnny has always feared going to the dentist as he associated these visits with pain. After repeated visits to the dentist, Johnny also developed the fear of bright lights as he had started associating it with the dentist's cabin. In the given scenario, the development of Johnny's fear of bright lights is due to ________.

• A)counterconditioning
• B)higher-order conditioning
• C)selective attention
• D)general adaptation