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Vaseem experienced excessive fear while flying because he interpreted his rapid heart rate, shallow breathing, and heavy perspiration as a reaction to the imminent danger of a plane crash. when his psychotherapist convinced him that this physical arousal was simply a harmless reaction to acceleration, cabin pressure, and confined space, his fear of flying was greatly reduced. the reduction in vaseem's fear is best understood in terms of the:

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The reduction in Vaseem's fear is best understood in terms of the two factor theory.


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Two factor theory, also known as Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory and dual-factor theory, has had a considerable amount of practical and as well as theoretical influences. Two factor theory concludes that there are certain factors in the workplace that can cause job satisfaction and a separate set of factors that can cause dissatisfaction.

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