June's cat runs to the kitchen not only at the sound of the electric can opener, but also when a similar-sounding blender is used. June's cat is demonstrating stimulus ________.
A) control
B) association
C) generalization
D) diffusion

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June's cat is demonstrating stimulus generalization, which is the tendency for a response to one stimulus to also be elicited by similar stimuli. The cat's response to the blender noise shows that it has generalized the response of running to the sound of the can opener to other similar sounds.

June's Cat Runs to the Kitchen Not Only at the Sound