When Two-Year-Old Clarice Was Playing in the Basement, a Large

question 19

Multiple Choice

When two-year-old Clarice was playing in the basement, a large burst of thunder scared her at the same time she saw a spider. Now Clarice has a spider phobia. Clarice's experience is an example of which type of learning?

• A)Operant conditioning
• B)Observational learning
• C)Vicarious learning
• D)Insight learning
• E)Classical conditioning

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Definitions:

Big Five

refers to a theory of personality that identifies five main dimensions of human personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Nomothetic

An approach in psychology that seeks to study and identify general laws and principles that apply to all individuals.

Idiographic

An approach in psychological research focusing on the unique aspects of individual personalities or cases as opposed to universal laws.

Gordon Allport

A psychologist who pioneered the study of personality, emphasizing the uniqueness of the individual and the importance of the current context for understanding behavior.