Seeing a pile of bricks on the ground may elicit strong arousal,fear and startle responses for an earthquake survivor because such cues have become associated with the fear experienced during the traumatic earthquake experience.Which is a possible explanatory theory?

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Conditioning theory explains how a neutral stimulus (pile of bricks) can become associated with an unconditioned stimulus (earthquake) to elicit a conditioned response (fear, arousal, startle) due to the past traumatic experience.

Seeing a Pile of Bricks on the Ground May Elicit