Sarah has always been very fearful of snakes. One day as Sarah was sitting outside under a tree, a snake fell out of the tree and on to her shoulder. She screamed and was terrified. Now Sarah is afraid to sit under any tree or walk under a tree. Using a classical conditioning paradigm, describe how Sarah developed her fear of trees.

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The Answer is Classical conditioning paradigm: Previously conditioned fear US snakes→ UR Fear; Neutral Tree
→ No Response; Conditioning Phase: NS (tree) + US snake→ Fear UR; CS tree→ Fear CS

Sarah Has Always Been Very Fearful of Snakes