If Little Albert Had Developed a Fear of Large White

question 141

Multiple Choice

If Little Albert had developed a fear of large white rats, but not of small white rats, psychologists would label that an example of ____.

• A) extinction
• B) counter-conditioning
• C) stimulus generalization
• D) stimulus discrimination

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