Mitzi and Her Husband Went Out for a Nice Dinner

question 99

Multiple Choice

Mitzi and her husband went out for a nice dinner, where Mitzi ordered a Diet Coke to go with her meal. When her drink was served, she took one sip and made a disgusted face. "That's not Diet Coke," she said with an irritated look. "That's a Diet Pepsi." Mitzi's ability to distinguish one soft-drink from another demonstrates

• A)stimulus overlap.
• B)stimulus discrimination.
• C)stimulus generalisation.
• D)higher-order stimulation.

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