Someone who instilled passion within me was my dad. He instilled the love of the game for basketball. Lucky for me, he was my basketball coach growing up until I got to high school. One way he instilled passion into me during practices and games he would maximize pleasant unconditioned stimuli (pg. 96). Yes, he already does care about me since I am his daughter but he also cared for my other teammates as much as he cared for me. He wanted the best and wanted to help the player reach their fullest potential every day. The caring characteristic connects to the respondent conditioning theory because it is first starts as an unconditioned stimuli.
He literally started coaching me before I was even able to play before there was a league at my school
He literally started coaching me before I was even able to play before there was a league at my school