Question

33. George was a British helicopter pilot in Iraq. His helicopter was shot down during a mission and crashed in the desert. After he recovered he developed a strong fear reaction to flying and could not approach any helicopter. His therapist attempted to treat George by extinguishing the fear reaction. This was successful and George returned to flying. But one day when he approached his helicopter, he felt the full intensity of fear once again. Most likely, this reflects A) the law of effect B) the use of systematic desensitization C) slow acquisition of the fear response D) spontaneous recovery E) the limited use of extinction