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Compared with nonabused children, those who have experienced a history of abuse show a stronger brain-wave response to an unfamiliar but angry-looking face. this best illustrates

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This seems like conditioning.
The angry looking face means they could possibly incur abuse, therefore they've become conditioned to notice it.
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