As infants become mobile and experience falls, they become increasingly afraid of heights. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on fear.

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Classical conditioning is a form of learning whereby a neutral stimulus is consistently paired with a reflexive response until the neutral stimulus becomes associated with the same response. In the case of infants becoming afraid of heights, their falls may act as an unconditioned stimulus that triggers an unconditioned fear response. As they experience these falls in environments where there are heights, the height becomes associated with the fear response, and the fear becomes conditioned.

As Infants Become Mobile and Experience Falls, They Become Increasingly