Luke experiences acrophobia, an intense fear of heights. His therapist proposes that this fear arose as a result of generalizing the anxiety from a childhood incident where Luke fell off a slide at the playground. This viewpoint best represents which psychological perspective?

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The therapist’s explanation highlights how Luke’s fear of heights developed as a learned response stemming from a specific traumatic experience in childhood. This aligns with the learning perspective, which emphasizes that behaviors and fears can be acquired through conditioning and experience.

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