Through classical conditioning, Eduardo has developed a fear of dogs. However, he only fears large, longhaired dogs but not small, longhaired dogs or large, shorthaired dogs. Eduardo is demonstrating
A)spontaneous recovery.
B)stimulus discrimination.
C)stimulus generalization.
D)latent learning.
E)extinction.

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Eduardo's fear is specific to large, longhaired dogs, indicating stimulus discrimination because he can differentiate between similar stimuli and only responds with fear to a specific type of dog.

Through Classical Conditioning, Eduardo Has Developed a Fear of Dogs