A Child Develops a Fear of Insects of Seeing a Parent

question 326

Multiple Choice

A child develops a fear of insects of seeing a parent react in fear to insects.The child probably developed the fear through:

• A)instrumental conditioning
• B)modeling
• C)retroactive interference
• D)classical conditioning

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Ethnic Groups

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