Behaviourist Explanation

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    • what makes up the two-process model?
      classical conditioning & SLT
      Operant conditioning
    • what are used to explain the acquisition of phobias?
      classical conditioning (association) and social learning theory (observation)
    • what is used to explain how phobias are maintained?
      operant conditioning
    • what is the maintenance of phobias seen as ?
      seen as occurring through operant conditioning, where avoiding/escaping from a feared object or situation acts as a negative reinforcer
      • this reinforces the avoidance response
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