Little Jimmy Has Met His Grandmother Only Once, but That

question 47

Multiple Choice

Little Jimmy has met his grandmother only once, but that experience was very positive. In fact, the experience was so wonderful that every time he sees an older-looking woman, he runs over to her with a big smile and his arms outstretched. Which conditioning phenomenon does Jimmy demonstrate?

• A) shaping
• B) stimulus generalization
• C) second-order conditioning
• D) reconditioning

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