Classical conditioning processes have been proposed to underlie certain psychiatric disorders, such as [[Phobia|phobias]]. For example, if a person was once mugged in an alley, he or she may develop an irrational fear of alleys in general, and refuse to enter them. | Classical conditioning processes have been proposed to underlie certain psychiatric disorders, such as [[Phobia|phobias]]. For example, if a person was once mugged in an alley, he or she may develop an irrational fear of alleys in general, and refuse to enter them. |