Analysis of avoidance learning suggests that many phobias are acquired through _______ Conditioning.
Analysis of avoidance learning suggests that many phobias are acquired through _______ Conditioning.
Explanation
In 1947, O. Hobart Mowrer proposed his two-factor theory of avoidance learning to explain the development and maintenance of phobias.
Mowrer's two-factor theory combined the learning principles of classical and operant conditioning.
Based upon the principles of classical conditioning,
it was assumed that phobias develop as a result of a paired association between a neutral stimulus and a feared stimulus.
These behaviors often led to further distress and interference in a person's life.