It Is Fairly Easy to Condition Monkeys and Humans to Fear

question 76

Multiple Choice

It is fairly easy to condition monkeys and humans to fear snakes but almost impossible to condition either to fear a flower. This supports the ________ theory of phobias.

• A) classical conditioning
• B) vicarious conditioning
• C) preparedness
• D) psychoanalytic

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