Question

Dante was sitting on a rock to rest during a hike. Suddenly, he felt immense pain and looked down to see a snake had bitten him in the leg. Because of this, Dante has learned to fear snakes. If his fear is out of proportion with the danger posed by snakes, then Dante has developed _______.
a phobia
stimulus discrimination
second-order conditioning
an evolutionary adaptation

Answer 1

Hello!

your answer is: A Phobia

The specific phobia referring to snakes is called Ophidiophobia

A phobia is the scientific term for an abnormal fear of something. usually it involves an animal or dangerous object.

for example, the fear of spiders is arachnophobia

another example is the fear of sharp objects, called Aichmophobia. this is most commonly seen when someone is afraid of medical needles and panics at the thought of a medical shot

I hope this helps, and have a nice day!