Humans Tend to Fear Things That Are Potentially Dangerous,rather Than

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Multiple Choice

Humans tend to fear things that are potentially dangerous,rather than things that are not threatening.Psychologist Martin Seligman suggests this is because humans

• A) learn from their experiences.
• B) habituate to dangerous things.
• C) are genetically programmed this way.
• D) are conditioned by watching animals.

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