Consider John Watson's Experiment with the Eight-Month-Old Boy,Albert

question 9

Multiple Choice

Consider John Watson's experiment with the eight-month-old boy,Albert.Albert became fearful of not only white rats but also various white fuzzy objects that resembled white rats.His aversion to the other objects was most likely due to ____.

• A) stimulus specification
• B) stimulus discrimination
• C) stimulus generalization
• D) stimulus presentation

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