Biological Preparedness Theory of Phobias 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPhobic disordersA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: LizardCrepeCreated on: 12-06-16 16:59 What are ancient fears? Things that we may be afraid of because they posed a threat to our ancestors 1 of 6 Why would becoming afraid after a dangerous event not be an adaptive response? It would be too late for a delayed fear respond after an dangerous event 2 of 6 What is prepotency? Passing on of traits, such as phobias, through genetics 3 of 6 What does prepotency result in? No learning to be required 4 of 6 What did Seligman suggest? That we have an innate readiness to generaly apply things that we learn from fearful situations 5 of 6 Why has evolution favoured anxious genes? They would have increased our ancestors chances of survival 6 of 6
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