Mary Cover Jones thought that if fear could be conditioned, perhaps it could also be
A)reinforced.
B)self-actualized.
C)unlearned or extinguished.
D)repressed.

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Mary Cover Jones conducted a famous experiment in which she extinguished a child’s fear of rabbits through a process called counterconditioning. This experiment showed that a learned fear response could be unlearned or extinguished through conditioning techniques. Therefore, the answer is C) unlearned or extinguished.

Mary Cover Jones Thought That If Fear Could Be Conditioned