Suppose a researcher finds the events that make people anxious vary tremendously from culture to culture. Which theory would probably be the least able to account for this?
A) Horney's theory
B) evolutionary personality theory
C) behaviorism
D) social learning theory

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Evolutionary personality theory suggests that certain traits or behaviors are universal because they have been naturally selected over time to enhance survival and reproduction. Therefore, this theory might have difficulty explaining why different cultures have different sources of anxiety, as it would assume that anxiety triggers would be consistent across all cultures. Horney's theory, behaviorism, and social learning theory do not necessarily assume universality of anxiety triggers, so they would be better able to account for cultural differences.

Suppose a Researcher Finds the Events That Make People Anxious