In Mineka's First Study,a Monkey Developed a Fear of Snakes

question 107

Multiple Choice

In Mineka's first study,a monkey developed a fear of snakes after watching another monkey run away from a snake.Why was it important to do a second experiment before drawing a conclusion?​

• A)Possibly the monkey developed more anger than fear.
• B)​Possibly the speed of running was more important than the direction.
• C)​Possibly any fear generalizes to fear of snakes.
• D)​Possibly monkeys imitate fear from male monkeys and not female monkeys.

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Definitions:

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