Laboratory monkeys that have never seen snakes or flowers watch other monkeys display a fear response to these things.Through observation,observer monkeys learn to fear:
A)the snakes and pass this on to other monkeys via a diffusion chain.
B)both the snakes and the flowers and pass this on to other monkeys via a diffusion chain.
C)both the snakes and flowers but only pass the fear of snakes to other monkeys via a diffusion chain.
D)both the snakes and flowers but do not pass the fear of either to other monkeys.

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Monkeys can learn to fear specific objects or animals, such as snakes, through observation of other monkeys' fear responses. This learned fear can then be transmitted to other monkeys through a diffusion chain, emphasizing the role of social learning in the development and spread of fear responses among primates. Flowers, being non-threatening, typically do not elicit the same learned fear response, making the fear of snakes the more likely to be passed on.

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