A classical-conditioning explanation for PTSD suggests that PTSD patients:
A) take longer to extinguish a CR.
B) fail to acquire CS-US associations.
C) extinguish the CR more quickly.
D) are slower to acquire CS-US associations.

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PTSD patients often take longer to extinguish a conditioned response (CR) because the traumatic event is so powerful and memorable that the association between the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US) becomes very strong, making it difficult to break or diminish the learned response.

A Classical-Conditioning Explanation for PTSD Suggests That PTSD Patients