"I loved dogs as a child, but one day when I tried to pet my neighbor's dog, it bit my lip. I've been afraid of dogs ever since." A therapist who assumes this describes a phobia acquired from classical conditioning MOST likely favors the _____ model of abnormality.
A) humanistic-existential
B) cognitive-behavioral
C) sociocultural
D) psychodynamic

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The cognitive-behavioral model is most likely to describe a phobia as being acquired through classical conditioning, as it emphasizes the role of learning processes in the development of abnormal behaviors.

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