Biff Had Always Thought of Himself as a Great Student

question 165

Multiple Choice

Biff had always thought of himself as a great student until Professor Merlin began failing him on every paper. Gradually, the sight of Professor Merlin caused Biff to suffer anxiety. Soon, even when he saw the professor's car, Biff got anxious. What is Biff's anxious response to Professor Merlin's car an example of?

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

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