Current Theories Regarding the Evolutionary Significance of Anxiety and Fear

question 8

Multiple Choice

Current theories regarding the evolutionary significance of anxiety and fear suggest that

• A) anxiety is viewed as often adaptive, but fear is not.
• B) fear is viewed as often adaptive, but anxiety is not.
• C) both emotional responses are adaptive in some circumstances.
• D) neither emotional response is considered to be adaptive under any circumstances.

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Definitions:

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Digoxin

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