Tracie Acquired a Fear of Pigeons After One Almost Pecked

question 158

Multiple Choice

Tracie acquired a fear of pigeons after one almost pecked her in the eye on day. She was able to deal with this for a while by avoiding pigeons. But now she finds that her fear has spread to sparrows, doves, robins, and hawks. What happened?

• A) reinforcement
• B) spontaneous recovery
• C) generalization
• D) extinction
• E) biological preparedness

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