After Little Albert was conditioned by Watson and Rayner to fear a white rat; he also displayed fear responses to a white rabbit and a white coat. This is an example of
A) stimulus generalization.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) superstitious behaviour.
D) spontaneous recovery.

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This is an example of stimulus generalization because Little Albert responded with fear to objects that were similar to the conditioned stimulus (the white rat), such as the white rabbit and white coat, indicating that his learned fear response had generalized to other similar stimuli.

After Little Albert Was Conditioned by Watson and Rayner to Fear