This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Treatment, Subject name: Psychiatry
Cardinal element of behavior therapy is? 
Select and explain. 
A. Modeling, B. Learning, C. Conditioning, D. Guidance
B: Learning
Answer: B: Learning 
Explanation: Ans. is 'b' i.e., Learning * Behavior therapy is based on the assumption that all behaviors (normal or abnormal) are learning response.Normal and abnormal behaviors are subject to the laws of learning and the same laws can be used to change them. Behavior therapy is based on theories of learning and aims at changing the maladaptive behavior and substituting it with adaptive behavior.