Pavlov found that once he conditioned a dog to salivate in response to a tone, a tone that was slightly higher or lower in pitch would also make the dog salivate. This phenomenon is called:
A)spontaneous recovery.
B)stimulus discrimination.
C)backward conditioning.
D)stimulus generalization.

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This phenomenon is known as stimulus generalization, where the dog responds to a similar stimulus (slightly higher or lower in pitch) as the conditioned stimulus (tone) with the same response (salivating).

Pavlov Found That Once He Conditioned a Dog to Salivate