How Does a Child Raised in the City Learn to Fear

question 75

Multiple Choice

How does a child raised in the city learn to fear snakes and respond emotionally to mere pictures of them?

• A) The child was told repeatedly that "snakes are dangerous."
• B) The child observed others reacting emotionally to the word snake or to snake images in the media.
• C) The child, like all humans, are born with a fear of snakes and other reptiles.
• D) The child has been bitten by other animals and generalizes this fear to all animals, including snakes.

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