A child who has been conditioned to fear dogs after having been knocked down by one begins to show the same fear around cats. This is an example of:
A) counterconditioning.
B) generalization.
C) discrimination.
D) shaping.

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This is an example of generalization, where the child's learned fear response to one stimulus (dogs) is extended to similar stimuli (cats), even though the child was not conditioned to fear cats specifically.

A Child Who Has Been Conditioned to Fear Dogs After