Evaluation

• • Strength- Its real world application is exposure therapies e.g systematic desensitisation. important in explaining why people with phobias benefit from being exposed in the phobic stimulus. Shows the value because it identifies a means of treating phobias
• • Limitation- Does not account for the cognitive aspects. Its generated towards explaining behaviour rather than an adequate explanation for phobic cognitions. Overall it does not completely explain the symptoms of phobias
• • Strength- its evidence for a link between bad experiences and phobias