Behaviorists believe that the fears found in illness anxiety disorder have been acquired through:

A) overinterpretation of bodily cues.
B) unsatisfied sexual desires.
C) classical conditioning or modeling.
D) hypnotic suggestion.

Illness Anxiety Disorder

A psychological disorder where a person is excessively worried about having a serious illness despite lack of medical evidence.

Behaviorists

Psychologists who focus on observable behaviors and the ways in which it's learned, often disregarding thoughts and feelings as irrelevant.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning that arises by forming connections between a stimulus in the environment and one that occurs instinctively.