After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear to a rat,Watson and Rayner wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit,cotton wool,and a Santa Claus mask.They were studying whether or not _____________________ had occurred.
A)behaviour modification
B)stimulus discrimination
C)extinction
D)stimulus generalization

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Stimulus generalization refers to the tendency of a stimulus similar to the original conditioned stimulus (the rat in Little Albert's case) to elicit the conditioned response (fear in Little Albert's case). Therefore, Watson and Rayner were studying whether Little Albert would display fear responses to stimuli similar to the rat, such as a white rabbit, cotton wool, or a Santa Claus mask, which would be an example of stimulus generalization.

After Little Albert Acquired a Conditioned Fear to a Rat,Watson