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.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 in which a neutral stimulus (men) became associated with a negative experience (sexual abuse). The other options (epigenetics, genes, cognition) are not directly related to the concept of conditioning.

Melissa Is Fearful of Men and Refuses to Go Out