The Fear of Snakes and Spiders Is Very Common in People

question 116

Multiple Choice

The fear of snakes and spiders is very common in people. Seligman (1971) would probably explain this with the idea of

• A) experience.
• B) learning history.
• C) ego comparison history.
• D) preparedness.

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Definitions:

Product Recognition

The ability to identify a product by its features, brand, or other distinguishing characteristics.

P-value

The chance of getting test findings as extreme or more so than what was actually seen, based on the premise that the null hypothesis holds.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, commonly denoted as alpha.

Vaccine Effectiveness

A measure of the ability of a vaccine to prevent a specific disease or its consequences under real-world conditions.