As a child, blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl. as he got older, the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten. blaine is now in his early twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese. the geese gave him a stare, and blaine experienced a sudden surge of fear. blaine's fear response is an example of .