Human behavior is difficult to study for ethical reasons. One famous experiment attempted to determine if a fear of snakes was an innate or learned behavior in humans. Suggest a way that this question could be answered.

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Julianne Wade

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28 August, 05:20

Human behavior is difficult to study for ethical reasons. One famous experiment attempted to determine if a fear of snakes was an innate or learned behavior in humans. Suggest a way that this question could be answered.

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Brent · Answer 1

Perform a study with a large group of children that was never exposed to snakes. Show them snakes and if they are afraid, it means it was innate because they were never influenced to be afraid of snakes, but if they are not afraid it means it is learned because they are only scared if influenced by people to be afraid of them.