Jane was walking down the street with her friend Joe.Suddenly,a dog came up and bit Joe on the leg resulting in blood going everywhere.As a result,Jane now is extremely afraid of dogs.This is an example of ______.
A)sensory preconditioning
B)higher-order conditioning
C)vicarious conditioning
D)blocking

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Vicarious conditioning occurs when an individual develops a response to a stimulus by observing someone else's experience with that stimulus, as Jane did by witnessing Joe being bitten by a dog.

Jane Was Walking Down the Street with Her Friend Joe