A baby cries when she hears a stranger's voice but not when she hears her mother's voice. This illustrates
A)stimulus discrimination.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)response chaining.

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Stimulus discrimination occurs when an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are similar. In this case, the baby can differentiate between the mother's voice (a familiar stimulus) and a stranger's voice (an unfamiliar stimulus), showing a specific response to each.

A Baby Cries When She Hears a Stranger's Voice but Not