Pavlov Found That Once He Conditioned a Dog to Salivate

question 47

Multiple Choice

Pavlov found that once he conditioned a dog to salivate in response to a tone, a tone that was slightly higher or lower in pitch would also make the dog salivate. This phenomenon is called:

• A) spontaneous recovery.
• B) stimulus discrimination.
• C) backward conditioning.
• D) stimulus generalization.

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