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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Sally's fear of spiders is best explained by social learning theory, as she learned to fear spiders by observing her mother's fearful reactions.

Sally Became Fearful of Spiders as a Child After Repeatedly