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.

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Seligman proposed the concept of biological preparedness - the idea that humans are genetically predisposed to develop fears of objects or situations that posed a threat to our evolutionary ancestors. This explains why phobias tend to be selective, involving only certain stimuli rather than all potentially dangerous objects or situations.

Martin Seligman Noted That Phobias Seem to Be Quite Selective