According to Behavioural Theory, People with Specific Phobias Do Not

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Multiple Choice

According to behavioural theory, people with specific phobias do not have to have had a traumatic experience in order to develop a phobia. They also may acquire a phobia through ________.

• A)overestimating negative consequences of the feared object, situation, or activity
• B)a symbolic representation of an unacceptable impulse
• C)observational learning
• D)misinterpretation of bodily sensations

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