When Charissa was a young child, she stepped on a bee and was stung. Since that time, she has been terrified of flying insects and runs away if she sees any. What form of learning is this?

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Charissa's fear of flying insects is a result of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the sight or sound of a flying insect) became associated with an aversive or painful stimulus (the bee sting). This resulted in Charissa developing a fear response (running away) to the initially neutral stimulus (flying insects).

When Charissa Was a Young Child, She Stepped on a Bee