When Luis Was a Child, He Really Liked the Smell

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Multiple Choice

When Luis was a child, he really liked the smell of the rose-scented perfume his mother always used to wear. He came to associate that scent with snuggles and hugs from his mom. As an adult, Luis likes any floral scent, including the smell of lilacs and wildflowers. This example illustrates the classical conditioning process of

• A) stimulus generalization.
• B) stimulus discrimination.
• C) preparedness.
• D) spontaneous recovery.

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