The authors describe an example of conditioning in which cancer patients develop a negative reaction to a variety of people and things associated with their chemotherapy treatments. The phenomenon is called
A)generalized conditioning.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)variety stimulus.
D)stimulus discrimination.

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Stimulus generalization occurs when a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus. In this case, the cancer patients developed a negative reaction to a variety of people and things associated with their chemotherapy treatments, suggesting that their aversive response was generalized to similar stimuli.

The Authors Describe an Example of Conditioning in Which Cancer