In the context of phobic development, selective sensitization differs from US revaluation in that the event which intensifies an individual's fear response is
A) unrelated to the original fear conditioning.
B) somehow involved in the original fear conditioning.
C) less salient than the original CS.
D) more salient than the original CS.

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Selective sensitization involves an increase in fear response due to exposure to a stressful event that is unrelated to the original fear conditioning, whereas US revaluation involves changes related to the original conditioning.

In the Context of Phobic Development, Selective Sensitization Differs from US