Researchers Found That People Easily Acquire a Conditioned Fear Response

question 62

Multiple Choice

Researchers found that people easily acquire a conditioned fear response to pictures of snakes and spiders when the images were paired with a mild electric shock. However, people did NOT easily acquire a conditioned fear response to pictures of flowers and mushrooms when these images were paired with a mild electric shock. Which perspective provides the best explanation for this finding?

• A) the cognitive perspective
• B) the behaviorist perspective
• C) the Pavlovian perspective
• D) the evolutionary perspective

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