The second factor of Mowrer's two-factor model explains why
A)a man's dog phobia never ceases.
B)a man develops a dog phobia.
C)a man reduces his fear of dogs.
D)a man who develops a dog phobia is able to expose himself to dogs.

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The second factor of Mowrer's two-factor model, which involves operant conditioning, explains why a phobia persists (e.g., a man's dog phobia never ceases) because the individual avoids the phobic stimulus, thus reducing fear/anxiety in the short term but maintaining the phobia in the long term.

The Second Factor of Mowrer's Two-Factor Model Explains Why