Havelock Ellis viewed the so-called abnormal sexual behaviors as

A) the result of excessive autoeroticism.
B) a result of moral degeneracy and inferior genetic inheritance.
C) sexual instincts that have been repressed too long.
D) exaggerations of normal sexual behavior.

Havelock Ellis believed that what is often considered abnormal sexual behavior is actually an exaggeration or amplification of normal sexual behavior. He believed that society's taboos and repression of sexuality led to the development of these exaggerated behaviors. He did not view them as a result of excessive autoeroticism or moral degeneracy and inferior genetic inheritance, and while he did believe that repression played a role, he did not view it as the sole cause.