When John was growing up, he saw his older brother severely beaten by their father after the brother was caught drinking a beer. Since then, John has never had a beer in his life. What form of learning does this best illustrate?

a. classical conditioning
b. instrumental learning
c. observational learning
d. operant conditioning


c

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