Sally Became Fearful of Spiders as a Child After Repeatedly

question 23

Multiple Choice

Sally became fearful of spiders as a child after repeatedly watching her mother show distress in the presence of a spider. Sally's fear of spiders is most easily accounted for by

• A) classical conditioning.
• B) social learning theory.
• C) cognitive theory.
• D) operant conditioning.
• E) stimulus-stimulus learning.

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Definitions:

Piaget's Work

The contributions of Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, who theorized that children progress through a series of stages of cognitive development.

Syntactically Correct Sentences

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Biased Observations

The tendency to see and interpret events, objects, or data in a way that is influenced by one's expectations, beliefs, or experiences, often leading to errors in judgment.

Piaget's Theory

A comprehensive theory of cognitive development that outlines how children progress through a series of stages where they develop increasingly sophisticated ways of thinking.