Which of the following scenarios correctly depicts the view of behaviorism?
a) Children are born with an aversion to darkness and subsequently will fear darkness in any context, such as people black clothing or black dogs.
b) A boy afraid of water will only fear bathtubs and not the beach.
c) A girl shown a white rat paired with a loud, aversive noise, will develop a fear not only of white rats, but also of other furry things.
d) A little girl innately knows ot fear a spider but not be afraid of ladybugs.
Ans: c) A girl shown a white rat paired with a loud, aversive noise, will develop a fear not only of white rats, but also of other furry things.
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