How Does a Child Raised in the City Learn to Fear

question 41

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 forcefully to the word snake or to snake images on television.
• C)The child, like all humans, has an innate 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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