Three-year-old Johnny was classically conditioned to salivate to a bell that was paired with lemon juice.Johnny also salivates to the sound of a ringing telephone and to a doorbell, even though they were never used as conditioning stimuli.Johnny's salivation to the ringing telephone and to the doorbell illustrate
A) stimulus discrimination.
B) stimulus generalization.
C) extinction.
D) shaping.

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Johnny's salivation to the ringing telephone and doorbell, which were never used as conditioning stimuli, illustrate stimulus generalization. This occurs when a person or animal responds to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

Three-Year-Old Johnny Was Classically Conditioned to Salivate to a Bell