When a person learns to associate a particular stimulus with something that makes the person afraid, the person may develop a phobia through:

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Classical conditioning involves the association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned response, which leads to a conditioned response. In the scenario described, the stimulus that makes the person afraid would be the unconditioned stimulus, while the neutral stimulus (such as a spider or a certain situation) would become associated through repeated pairings and trigger fear as the conditioned response. Therefore, classical conditioning is the most likely mechanism for the development of a phobia in this scenario.

When a Person Learns to Associate a Particular Stimulus with Something