Rudy is playing with a white rat when a loud noise suddenly startles him and he begins to cry. He is later given a white rabbit to play with and he begins to cry again. His reaction to the white rabbit illustrates
A) discrimination.
B) extinction.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) generalization.

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Rudy's reaction to the white rabbit after being startled by a loud noise while playing with a white rat illustrates generalization. This is because he has transferred his response from the original stimulus (the white rat) to a similar stimulus (the white rabbit), indicating that he perceives them as similar enough to elicit the same emotional response.

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