Kong is scared to death of bananas and banana peels.However,he watches others eat bananas and receive a rewarding piece of candy every time they throw their banana peel away.Eventually,Kong begins to eat bananas and throw the peels away.Kong has learned this through ____.
A) insight learning
B) classical conditioning
C) vicarious conditioning
D) higher-order conditioning

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Kong learned through observing others (vicarious conditioning) that throwing banana peels away leads to a rewarding outcome (getting a piece of candy). This influenced his own behavior and led him to eat bananas and throw the peels away despite his initial fear.

Kong Is Scared to Death of Bananas and Banana Peels