After lab-reared monkeys saw their parents fearfully avoid reaching for food located near a snake,the younger monkeys developed a strong fear of snakes.The younger monkeys' fear of snakes best illustrated the impact of

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The younger monkeys' fear of snakes resulted from learning through observation of their parents' fearful behavior in response to the snake. This is an example of observational learning, which is one of the key mechanisms of social learning. Conditioning (A) involves learning through association between a stimulus and a response. Repression (C) is a psychological defense mechanism that involves pushing unwanted or painful thoughts or memories out of one's consciousness. Epigenetics (D) is the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes to the DNA sequence itself.

After Lab-Reared Monkeys Saw Their Parents Fearfully Avoid Reaching for Food