According to operant conditioning, what is the cause of phobias?

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asked Jan 16 in Psychology by TuyetJeffers (450 points)

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answered Jan 16 by JensKaye7769 (470 points)

Avoidance of feared situations is reinforced, leading to the maintenance of a phobia.

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