See if you can condition a phobia and if fears could be generalized to similar objects.
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Two process theory
Learned fear is maintained by operant conditioning - person learns fear is reduced by avoiding stimulus. Classical conditioning learns fear, operant maintains it
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2 Strengths to the two process theory
Empirical evidence that fears can be learnt by conditioning. Case studies of adults point to a particular incident as the start of the phobia.
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What is Bagby (1922)?
Woman got trapped near a waterfall and became scared of running water because of classical conditioning and associating the accident with running water.
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2 Limits to the two process theory
Attempts to replicate little albert study have been unsuccessful. Fears that cannot be traced back to a specific point cannot be explained by behaviourists.
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Two process theory
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Learned fear is maintained by operant conditioning - person learns fear is reduced by avoiding stimulus. Classical conditioning learns fear, operant maintains it
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