Explaining Disorders - (Module 66)

Question 1

Learning Perspective: Stimulus Generalization

Answer 1

Stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses

Question 2

Learning Perspective: Reinforcement

Answer 2

Avoiding or escaping the feared situation reduces anxiety, thus reinforcing the phobic behavior

Question 3

Biological Perspective

Answer 3

Natural selection
Fear preserves the species
Genes may be partly responsible