Melissa Is Fearful of Men and Refuses to Go Out

question 222

Multiple Choice

Melissa is fearful of men and refuses to go out on dates.Her therapist suggests that she is fearful because she was sexually abused by her father when she was young;thus,she has generalized her fear to all men.The therapist's suggestion most clearly reflects a view that her fear is caused by

• A) epigenetics.
• B) conditioning.
• C) genes.
• D) cognition.

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