When I was a child,I loved to go swimming in a lake near my house.However,one afternoon I was bitten on the foot by something in the water.Since that time,I've never been able to swim in a lake.A therapist who assumes this describes a phobia acquired from classical conditioning MOST likely favors which model of abnormality?
A) Cognitive-behavioral
B) Sociocultural
C) Humanistic-existential
D) Psychodynamic

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The cognitive-behavioral model explains phobias as learned behaviors through classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a fear response.

When I Was a Child,I Loved to Go Swimming in a Lake