One problem with Mowrer's original two-factor model of phobias is that phobias tend to develop
A)following traumatic experiences.
B)only with respect to certain stimuli.
C)equally in all age groups.
D)in people not otherwise anxious.

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Mowrer's two-factor model suggests that phobias develop through classical conditioning (learning to associate a stimulus with a negative outcome) and are maintained through operant conditioning (avoidance behavior is reinforced because it reduces anxiety). However, one problem with this model is that phobias often develop only in response to certain stimuli (e.g., snakes, heights) and not just any negative experience. This suggests that there are innate predispositions or biases in what can become a phobia, which the original two-factor model does not fully account for.

One Problem with Mowrer's Original Two-Factor Model of Phobias Is