Learning theories KQ

Question 1

What is the key question?

Answer 1

Should airlines companies offer treatment programmes for fear of flying?

Question 2

Why is this a key question?

Answer 2

• 2.5-5% of people have been clinically diagnosed with a fear of flying
• 40% of people have some sort of fear of flying irrational fear

Question 3

What knowledge from learning theories applies to the key question?

Answer 3

Classical conditioning - learnt through assosiation - feared thing paired with UCS that produces UCR - overtime NS is assosiated with UCS producing same dear response
Systematic desensitisation - Can be used to reduce phobia - 3 stages: muscle relaxation, fear heirarchy, work through exposure levels

Question 4

Supporting evidence

Question 5

Contradicting evidence

Question 6

Summary