The Text Reports a Study in Which Parents of Navajo

question 215

Multiple Choice

The text reports a study in which parents of Navajo children and parents of white children raised in Montana were asked about what the children were afraid of. The major finding of this study suggests that:

• A) fears are biologically wired into human beings
• B) fears are present from birth on
• C) fears are influenced by culture
• D) fears are seldom seen in children younger than 3 years of age, although anxiety is present from birth

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