Linda is afraid of cats because, when she was a little girl, a cat scared her by jumping out of her closet and onto her face. as
a result of this experience, linda learned to be afraid of cats. which model of abnormality offers the best explanation of linda's fear? a. sociocultural b. behavioral c. biological d. psychoanalytic
The answer is b. Behavioral. This scenario best exhibits that Linda's fear of cats is a learned behavior, which is a perfect definition of the behavioral model of abnormality. Models of Abnormality are hypotheses which categorize the nature of psychological issues. Through knowing the nature of the issue, they can determine the needed interventions and action plans to treat it.
