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Behavioural Explanation for Phobias
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- 1MerckelbachSome phobias such as blood, small animals ect, can be acquired through modeling, but phobias such as claustrophobia cannot
- 2Classical ConditioningPairing of neutral stimulus with an unconditioned response (fear)
-Little Albert (white mice)
-Bagby (running water)
DiGallo - concluded that phobias develop from traumatic events
King - phobias in children develop from traumatic events - 3Observational LearningPhobia develops from observing another person experiencing pain or upset from an object
- 4Davidson and NealeWatson and Raynors results were very difficult to replicate. Most lab experiments obtained little or no evidence that individuals can be conditioned to fear neutral stimuli by pairing it with unpleasant stimuli
- 5Barlow and DurandAbout 50% of people with phobias involving cars remember a traumatic experience involving cars
- 6OstMany people with phobias involving heights, snakes and aeroplanes have never had traumatic experiences involving them (Observational Learning?)
- 7Menzies and ClarkOnly 2% of children with phobias involving water reported a frightening experience with water (psychodynamic?)
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- A-Levels Psychology (PSYB2 - Phobias/OCDs) Flashcards on Behavioural Explanation for Phobias, created by Adam O'Rourke on 31/05/2013.
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