The fact that many people demonstrate mild to moderate fears of rodents,snakes,heights,and blood,but few demonstrate mild to moderate fears of newspapers,flowers,paper plates,and socks,lends support to the idea of:
A) vicarious reinforcement.
B) biological preparedness.
C) superstitious behavior.
D) insight learning.

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Biological preparedness is the idea that humans are inherently more likely to develop fears of certain stimuli that were a threat to our ancestors' survival, such as snakes and heights, as opposed to harmless stimuli like newspapers and paper plates. This theory explains why certain fears are more common across different cultures and suggests that our fear responses are at least partially innate.

The Fact That Many People Demonstrate Mild to Moderate Fears