How Would John B

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Multiple Choice

How would John B.Watson have explained why many people have a phobia of flying on airplanes?

• A)Flying is unnatural for human beings.
• B)The brain has difficulty understanding how something heavy can fly.
• C)Extensive news coverage of airplane crashes cause people to associate airplanes with danger.
• D)People with a flying phobia are actually afraid of being trapped in small spaces.

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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