Dakota is using operant conditioning to get his dog Rover to bring him his slippers.He sounds a bell,has Rover bring the slippers,and reinforces the behavior with a dog biscuit.One day,a church bell sounds outside and Rover brings Dakota his slippers.Rover's behavior illustrates:
A) discrimination
B) shaping
C) intermittent reinforcement
D) generalization

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Rover has generalized the sound of the bell to include other similar sounding bells, such as the church bell, and still brings Dakota his slippers. This is an example of generalization in operant conditioning where the learned response is extended beyond the original stimulus or situation.

Dakota Is Using Operant Conditioning to Get His Dog Rover