In the introduction to Chapter 6 in your textbook,Larry's story about how he developed a fear of rats was told.It seems that Larry learned to fear rats when he was a child as he observed his mother's extreme,irrational fear response upon seeing a rat.Larry developed his fear of rats through
A) classical conditioning.
B) vicarious classical conditioning.
C) operant conditioning.
D) insight learning.

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Larry developed his fear of rats through vicarious classical conditioning, as he learned to associate rats with fear through observing his mother's extreme, irrational fear response. This is an example of classical conditioning, but since it occurred through observation rather than direct personal experience, it is considered vicarious.

In the Introduction to Chapter 6 in Your Textbook,Larry's Story