This is the first exam you have ever taken in Professor Smith's class.You know nothing about her tests,and she has never done anything harmful to you or anyone else.Nonetheless,you are anxious about the test.Your anxiety in this situation is an example of:
A)generalization.
B)discrimination.
C)backward conditioning.
D)none of the above.

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Generalization is when fear or anxiety is transferred from a feared stimulus to other stimuli that are similar in some way. In this case, the anxiety towards the unknown nature of the test is generalized to the entire class or to any exam-taking situation.

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