If the equipotentiality premise concerning specific phobias is true, then it must also be true that
A) a person cannot be afraid of both dogs and doors.
B) only neutral stimuli that involve animals can become phobias.
C) classical conditioning cannot explain the development of phobias.
D) only a select number of stimuli are consistently related to phobias.
E) all neutral stimuli have the potential for becoming phobias.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The equipotentiality premise suggests that any neutral stimulus has the potential to become a phobia, regardless of its specific characteristics or associations. Therefore, all neutral stimuli have the potential for becoming phobias, making choice E the correct answer. The other options are not necessarily true or connected to the equipotentiality premise.

If the Equipotentiality Premise Concerning Specific Phobias Is True, Then