A Dog Has Been Trained to Salivate Whenever It Sees

question 153

Multiple Choice

A dog has been trained to salivate whenever it sees a large white square. Now it is shown a large gray square and it salivates, though not quite as much as when it sees the white square. The dog is displaying

• A) acquisition.
• B) spontaneous recovery.
• C) stimulus generalization.
• D) conditioned taste aversion.

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