When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too

This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of
a. generalization in classical conditioning.
b. observational conditioning.
c. secondary gain.
d. the inflation effect.

a. generalization in classical conditioning.

Psychology

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a. compulsions. b. obsessions. c. motor impulses. d. preservative impulses.

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What is the term for a period of deep depression following the birth of a child that affects approximately 10% of all new mothers for months or even years?

a) postpartum depression b) stillborn c) infant mortality d) crib death

Psychology