What does Mowrer's (1960) theory suggest about the learning of fear?

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Mowrer's two-factor theory of avoidance learning suggests that fear is learned through classical conditioning (associating a stimulus with an unpleasant outcome) and maintained through operant conditioning (avoidance of the stimulus reduces fear, which is reinforcing). Thus, all the options A, B, and C are aspects of how Mowrer explained the learning and maintenance of fear.

What Does Mowrer's (1960) Theory Suggest About the Learning of Fear