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12.27 Example: Fear of Dogs and Chiens Part 2

Now imagine that the man’s friend tells him, “Here comes a wild chien!” The man has never heard the word chien before, and it doesn’t have any important psychological functions for him. So he just stands there, smiling like a dork.

A cartoon man with a speech bubble that says "cheen.
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when he realized the wild chien is a dog, I’m sure he will act accordingly to his fear.

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