PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ____ , and ____ helps to maintain them.
A
operant conditioning; observational learning
B
classical conditioning; reinforcement
C
operant conditioning; reinforcement
D
classical conditioning; observational learning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phobias are acquired initially by classical conditioning (learning by association). If an unpleasant emotion is paired with a stimulus, then the two become associated with each other through conditioning. For example, a child being knocked over by a dog associates the unpleasantness of falling over with dogs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Helen Marlo, a licensed clinical psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst, explained that psychoanalytic perspectives propose that phobias may develop from the complexity and challenges of the human experience, which can result in conflicts, complexes, and traumas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many phobias develop as a result of having a negative experience or panic attack related to a specific object or situation. Genetics and environment. There may be a link between your own specific phobia and the phobia or anxiety of your parents-this could be due to genetics or learned behavior.

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