Tracie acquired a fear of pigeons after one almost pecked her in the eye on day. She was able to deal with this for a while by avoiding pigeons. But now she finds that her fear has spread to sparrows, doves, robins, and hawks. What happened?
A)generalization
B)extinction
C)reinforcement
D)spontaneous recovery
E)biological preparedness

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Tracie's fear has generalized from a specific incident involving a pigeon to include other birds, indicating a broadening of her fear response to similar stimuli.

Tracie Acquired a Fear of Pigeons After One Almost Pecked