Evolutionary preparedness explains ________
A) why phobic people are likely to maintain their avoidance behavior.
B) how the inflation effect works.
C) why cognitive variables are so important in phobias.
D) why some types of phobias are much more common than others.

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Evolutionary preparedness suggests that humans are more likely to develop fears of stimuli that were historically relevant to survival, such as snakes, spiders, and heights. This explains why some types of phobias (such as animal phobias) are more commonly observed than others (such as phobias of cars or computers).

Evolutionary Preparedness Explains ________