A Child Has Been Classically Conditioned to Fear a White

question 395

Multiple Choice

A child has been classically conditioned to fear a white rat. If the child does not show fear when shown a black rat, this is called

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

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