A young child has learned to associate the sight of a nurse's white uniform with the fear and pain of getting an injection. If the young child begins reacting with fear to the sight of any white jacket, what has occurred?
A)stimulus generalization
B)spontaneous recovery
C)stimulus discrimination
D)higher order conditioning

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Stimulus generalization occurs when a response that has been learned for a specific stimulus also occurs for a similar or related stimulus. In this case, the child has generalized the fear response to any white jacket that resembles the nurse's uniform.

A Young Child Has Learned to Associate the Sight of a Nurse's