J. B. Watson suggested that people learn phobias by pairing a stimulus with an unpleasant experience. What is evidence against that hypothesis?

a. Phobias are more common in young adulthood than in old age

b. Most phobias can be traced to repressed memories from early childhood.
c. Phobia of harmless objects is more common than phobia of something dangerous.
d. Phobia of snakes is more common than phobia of cars.

d

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