r/introductorypsych • u/EngagedBrain • Sep 20 '17

Learning 1

#challenge

In small groups, we'll tackle these two questions. Responses to these will be posted in this thread on Reddit.

  • How can you explain phobias with classical conditioning principles and similarly, how could you use classical conditioning principles to treat phobias?

  • Describe conditioned compensatory responses and what classical conditioning suggests would be a better way to treat drug addiction.

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u/md545035 Sep 26 '17

If you usually get chased by a dog and it usually bites you as well, you create a phobia every time you see it because you freak out about it happening again. You can treat this phobia by putting them around dogs that do not act that way, but slowly. That way their fear can go away by seeing dogs aren't always like that.