When a Dog Has Been Classically Conditioned to Salivate in Response

question 99

Multiple Choice

When a dog has been classically conditioned to salivate in response to the sound of middle C on a piano, and then salivates when someone plays the D by mistake, ________ has occurred.

• A) learning
• B) extinction
• C) spontaneous recovery
• D) stimulus generalization

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