Behavourist explantion eval

Useful – Suggests that because phobias are learned behaviours, they can be unlearned, therefore a phobic person can be treated using techniques such as systematic desensitisation. Reductionist – Suggests all phobias are learned, ignoring the fact that we may be biologically programmed to fear things that could cause us harm (e.g. spiders/snakes). Nurture – Provides evidence for the nurture side of the debate. Scientific – These theories can be empirically tested in controlled conditions, e.g. Watson and Raynor