According to One Theory, People Develop a Phobia of an Object

question 244

Multiple Choice

According to one theory, people develop a phobia of an object if they see that object and then feel pain. Evidence against this simple theory includes the fact that

• A) many people have phobias of objects with which they have had no unpleasant experiences.
• B) systematic desensitization is an effective way of treating phobias.
• C) anyone who is successfully treated for one phobia immediately develops another one.
• D) the most common objects of phobias are totally harmless objects such as trees and houses.

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