Xiao-ping has learned that if she whines to her mother, she will get candy. Based on this experience, Xiao-ping starts whining to her father, too, in hopes of getting candy. Xiao-ping is illustrating ____.
A) shaping
B) discrimination
C) generalization
D) latent learning

Question

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Generalization refers to the tendency to respond in a similar way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus. In this scenario, Xiao-ping has generalized her behavior of whining to her father, expecting the same outcome as when she whined to her mother. She is applying what she learned from her mother to her father as well.

Xiao-Ping Has Learned That If She Whines to Her Mother