After reading a first-person account of another's experience of overcoming obstacles to vote,university students were subsequently more likely to vote in a presidential primary election.This best illustrates the impact of
A) instinctive drift.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) vicarious experience.
D) classical conditioning.

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This scenario describes vicarious experience, which is the learning that occurs by watching another person's experience. The university students were influenced to vote in a presidential primary election after reading a first-person account of someone overcoming obstacles to vote. This experience served as a model for the students and motivated them to take action.

After Reading a First-Person Account of Another's Experience of Overcoming