Which of the following best describes how classical conditioning might be used to treat a fear of heights?
A) A therapist explains to her patient that her fear of heights is irrational.
B) A therapist allows her patient access to a video game only if he can relax himself.
C) A therapist shows her patient a video of a person standing on the observation deck of a skyscraper while helping him relax.
D) A therapist lightly pinches her patient's hand when he starts to become anxious.

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Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a response until the neutral stimulus alone elicits the response. In this case, showing a patient a video of a person on a skyscraper (neutral stimulus) while helping him relax (response) is an example of using classical conditioning to create a new, positive association with heights, thereby treating the fear.

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