Jenni was startled by the sudden loud barking noise made by a large black dog. Every time she saw a large black dog after that, she felt anxious and jumpy. She also began to feel the same way when she saw any brown, medium sized dogs. This change in her conditioned response is known as _____
A)extinction.
B)higher-order conditioning.
C)generalization
D)spontaneous recovery

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When a conditioned response begins to occur in the presence of stimuli that are similar to, but not the same as, the conditioned stimuli, we say the conditioned response has generalized.

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