Stevie has had three professors, each of whose last names began with the letter W . Each time, Stevie did not enjoy the class and made a poor grade. Therefore, he only selects classes in which the professors' names do not begin with W's . Stevie's negative attitude and avoidance of professors whose last names begin with W's are due to which of the six ways of acquiring an attitude?

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Stevie's negative attitude and avoidance behavior are due to chance conditioning, where he has associated the initial letter of the professors' last names with negative experiences in their classes, leading to a conditioned response to avoid such situations in the future.

Stevie Has Had Three Professors, Each of Whose Last Names