Because three-year-old Susie was scratched by her neighbor's furry black cat, she developed a phobia for the cat as well as becoming fearful of any black, furry object, including her mother's black fake fur hat. Susie's fear of her mother's hat and any other furry black object demonstrates
A)spontaneous recovery.
B)negative transfer.
C)stimulus generalization.
D)operant conditioning.

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Susie's fear extending from the specific cat that scratched her to all black, furry objects is an example of stimulus generalization. This occurs when a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, leading to the same response despite no direct negative experience with those similar stimuli.

Because Three-Year-Old Susie Was Scratched by Her Neighbor's Furry Black