Luke suffers from acrophobia,a fear of high places.His therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell off a jungle gym.The therapist's suggestion indicates that he believes Luke's fear results from

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The therapist's suggestion that Luke's fear of heights is a generalization from a childhood accident indicates that he believes it is a learned response, or conditioning. Conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a negative or positive experience, leading to a conditioned response. In this case, the fear of heights was conditioned by the negative experience of falling off a jungle gym.

Luke Suffers from Acrophobia,a Fear of High Places