An Important Factor in Maintaining a Phobia Is That the Avoidance

question 129

Short Answer

An important factor in maintaining a phobia is that the avoidance response occurs early in the sequence of events leading up to the phobic stimulus, thereby minimizing the _________ involved in avoiding the stimulus.

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Definitions:

Incremental Overhead

The additional indirect costs incurred due to a change in business activities, such as an increase in production volume.

Income Taxes

Taxes levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal or corporate earnings.

Sunk Costs

Sunk costs are expenses that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.

Opportunity Costs

The forfeiture of possible benefits from different options when selecting one option over the others.