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Whatdoes a scientist do when he or she "explains something? Scientificexplanation comes in two forms: generalization and reduction. Mostpsychologists deal with generalization. They explain parlicular instances ofbehavior as example of general laws. For instance, most psychologists wouldexplain a pathologically (病態)strong fear of dogs as example of classical conditioning. Presumably, theperson was frightened earlier in life by a dog. An unpleasant stimulus waspaired with the sight of the animal (perhaps the person was knocked down by avigorous dog and the subsequent sight of dogs evokes the earlier response offear.