A person develops a dog phobia because he associates dogs with the fear that he experienced when he was bitten by a dog in the past. This example best demonstrates how anxiety disorders can be accounted for by

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This example illustrates classical conditioning, where the person has learned to associate dogs (a neutral stimulus) with fear (an unconditioned response to being bitten, an unconditioned stimulus), leading to the development of a phobia (a conditioned response to dogs).

A Person Develops a Dog Phobia Because He Associates Dogs