Avoiding or escaping a feared situation reduces anxiety and ends up

reinforcing the phobic behavior
encouraging the person to seek treatment
aggravating the symptoms of the disorder
minimizing the anxiety until it disappears

Cathy hypothesized that corn would not grow in mud. to test this hypothesis, she took corn kernels and placed 5 in mud, 3 in soil, and 2 in water. to her surprise, the kernels in the mud grew faster than the kernels in the soil. what error might have caused these unexpected results? a. wrong hypothesis b. not enough variables c. undefined control d. too many variables