Posted by paxvox59 on November 21, 2008, at 15:14:35
In reply to Unmedicated Social Phobia and Confidence Surges, posted by Michael Bell on November 21, 2008, at 12:23:05
I guess it's as simple (to me) as Pavlovian conditioning: reward and response. If I receive a positive stroke in a social setting as the result of an action of mine, I feel better about myself and am apt to repeat that behavior for additional "strokes".
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