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corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Research has suggested that a factor contributing to the development of some anxiety reactions is that

a. operant conditioning and preparedness work against each other.
b. people apparently learn to avoid certain stimuli if they observe other people showing a strong fear response to those stimuli.
c. some people are more prepared than others for emotional events.
d. people need to experience emotional events themselves for those events to affect their lives in future.

Question 2

The preparedness model of phobic acquisition holds that phobias develop in response to

a. stimuli to which the person has had little exposure.
b. objects with symbolic associations to sex and aggression.
c. any neutral stimulus paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
d. objects and situations that are fear-relevant.