Martin Seligman Noted That Phobias Seem to Be Quite Selective

question 46

Multiple Choice

Martin Seligman noted that phobias seem to be quite selective, involving only certain stimuli. To explain this, Seligman proposed that:

• A)humans are biologically prepared to develop fears of objects or situations that may once have posed a threat to humans' evolutionary ancestors.
• B)children learn from their parents at a very early age to fear these types of stimuli.
• C)people rely primarily on vision, so visual stimuli lead to better fear conditioning.
• D)most phobias are due to early childhood experience with painful or frightening stimuli.