When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of

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Kenneth's fear of both dentists and physicians suggests that his fear has generalized from the specific experience with the dentist to similar situations, which is a concept in classical conditioning known as generalization.

When Kenneth Was a Young Boy He Went to a Dentist