If a dog that has been classically conditioned to salivate when shown a square does not salivate when shown a triangle, the dog's behavior illustrates
A) stimulus generalization.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) response generalization.
D) response discrimination.

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The dog's ability to differentiate between a square and a triangle shows stimulus discrimination, as it is responding only to one specific stimulus rather than generalizing its response to all shapes.

If a Dog That Has Been Classically Conditioned to Salivate