John's heart has been conditioned to beat rapidly whenever he smells Windsong perfume on a woman.However,John's heart also races when he smells Chanel No.5 and other perfumes.This illustrates:
A)stimulus generalization.
B)discrimination.
C)extinction.
D)spontaneous recovery.

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John's heart racing at the smell of other perfumes besides Windsong perfume indicates that he is experiencing stimulus generalization. Generalization refers to the tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli. In this case, John's heart is conditioned to respond to the smell of Windsong perfume, but this response has generalized to other perfumes as well.

John's Heart Has Been Conditioned to Beat Rapidly Whenever He