Which individual case study did Freud use as an example of the causes of phobias?
Correct answer: B. Little Hans
- A. Little Benjamin
- B. Little Hans
- C. Little Albert
- D. Little Firtz
Explanation
Freud’s famous case of Little Hans linked a child’s fear of horses to unconscious anxiety and conflict. Little Albert was Watson and Rayner’s conditioning case, not Freud’s.
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