Which of the following statements best fits the behavioural explanation of the development of phobias?
Correct answer: B. Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions)
- A. Threat perception (how dangerous individual believes the threat to be)
- B. Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions)
- C. Conflict in the psyche (conflict between id, ego and superego)
- D. Genetics alone affects the likelihood of an individual developing a phobia
Explanation
Behavioural accounts explain phobias through learned processes, including modeling, in which a person acquires fear by observing another person’s fearful behaviour. Id-ego-superego conflict is a psychodynamic explanation, while threat perception is cognitive.
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