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1. Imagine that you are a behavioral therapist whose client has a real fear of going to the clentist. Despite the need for some important clental work, he can't bring himself to make an appointment. Using what you know about classical conditioning, explain how his irrational fear, or phobia, might have come about, and describe how to extinguish that fear.

2. Mrs. Denton can't understand why scolding her 10-year-old son for misbehaving only seems to make the problem worse. Using what you know about operant conditioning techniques, what advice would vou give Mrs. Denton about how she might (a) reduce the disruptive behavior and (b) encourage more appropriate behavior?

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