Through classical conditioning, Alyce has developed a fear of mice. She also shows a fear response to gerbils and hamsters. Alyce is demonstrating
A)stimulus generalization.
B)stimulus discrimination.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)extinction.
E)reconditioning.

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Alyce is demonstrating stimulus generalization because she is showing a fear response not only to the original conditioned stimulus (mice) but also to similar stimuli (gerbils and hamsters). This means she has generalized her fear from the specific stimulus to similar ones.

Through Classical Conditioning, Alyce Has Developed a Fear of Mice