Behavioural approach to explaining phobias 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyHealth and clinical psychologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ThucydidesCreated on: 08-05-19 12:03 What theory did Mowrer (1947) establish to explain how phobias are learned? The two process model, that suggest that the first stage of learning a phobia is classical condition and the second stage is operant conditioning 1 of 5 What did Watson and Rayner (1920) investigate? they experimented to see the effect of the pairing of a (UCS) of a loud bang with the (NS) of a white rat 2 of 5 What was Watson and Rayner's (1920) procedure? they placed the white rat in front of albert and when he reached to touch it they struck a metal bar with a hammer behind his head 3 of 5 What effect did striking the metal bar have? It frightened Albert (UCR) 4 of 5 How can operant conditioning explain why people with phobias avoid the phobic stimulus? avoidance of the phobic stimulus is rewarding because it reduces anxiety 5 of 5
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