While watching his older sister dive into a swimming pool, Jayden saw her slip, crack her head on the end of the diving board, and end up bleeding in the pool and crying hysterically. She required 12 stitches to close the cut on the back of her head. As a result, Jayden was highly afraid of both diving boards and the deep end of swimming pools. He did not overcome these fears until he was well into his early adult years. Jayden acquired his phobia as a result of __________ conditioning.
A) classical
B) operant
C) latent
D) vicarious

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Jayden acquired his phobia through vicarious conditioning, which occurs when an individual learns to fear something not through their own direct experience, but by observing someone else (in this case, his sister) experience harm or show fear.

While Watching His Older Sister Dive into a Swimming Pool