Preparedness Suggests That People Would MOST Easily Develop Phobias Toward

question 241

Multiple Choice

Preparedness suggests that people would MOST easily develop phobias toward

• A) knives.
• B) electrical outlets.
• C) snakes.
• D) all three of these things.

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Theorists

Scholars and scientists who study how evolutionary theory, which posits that species change over time due to natural selection and genetic variation, applies to various phenomena.

Natural Selection

A process in biology where organisms with traits that better enable them to adapt to their environment have a greater chance of surviving and reproducing.

Social Coalitions

Alliances or partnerships formed between individuals or groups to achieve common goals or interests.

Functional Fixedness

Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used.