Rhesus monkeys often acquire a fear of snakes after watching the reactions of other monkeys around snakes. Based on what is known about learning, you should conclude that rhesus monkeys may acquire a fear of snakes through the process known as:
a. latent learning
b. classical conditioning
c. operant conditioning
d. observational learning
D
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