While his exhausted mother was taking a nap, four-year-old Dennis decided to help her out by doing the laundry. He dragged a stool over to the washing machine, stuffed clothes into it, turned it on, and dumped a box of detergent on top of the clothes. Which psychologist and which learning theory could best explain Dennis's behavior?
a. Ivan Pavlov; classical conditioning
b. Edward Thorndike; the law of effect
c. Albert Bandura; observational learning
d. John Garcia; biological preparedness
Answer: c. Albert Bandura; observational learning
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