Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places. Luke's therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell off a jungle gym. The therapist's suggestion highlights the influence of

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Luke's fear of heights is a result of conditioning, where his fear response to the initial trauma of falling off a jungle gym generalized to other high places. Conditioning refers to the process of learning associations between stimuli and responses.

Luke Suffers from Acrophobia, a Fear of High Places