Melissa is fearful of men and refuses to go out on dates.Her therapist suggests that she is fearful because she was sexually abused by her father when she was young;thus,she has generalized her fear to all men.The therapist's suggestion most clearly reflects a view that her fear is caused by

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The therapist's suggestion reflects a view that Melissa's fear is caused by conditioning, specifically classical conditioning, where Melissa's negative experience with her father has generalized to all men. The other options (epigenetics, genes, cognition) are not directly related to the specific cause of Melissa's fear in this scenario.

Melissa Is Fearful of Men and Refuses to Go Out