A dog is conditioned so that it secretes 10 drops of saliva to a 1,000 hertz tone. Knowing what you do about the phenomenon of generalization, hypothetically, how many drops of saliva should you expect if you then present the dog with a tone of 750 hertz and 500 hertz respectively?
A) about 7 drops; about 7 drops
B) about 3 drops; about 7 drops
C) about 7 drops; about 3 drops
D) about 2 drops; about 3 drops

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Based on the phenomenon of generalization, the dog should salivate to tones that are similar to the conditioned tone. Since 750 hertz and 500 hertz are both lower than the conditioned tone of 1,000 hertz, the dog may not salivate as much, but it will still likely salivate. Therefore, we can expect about 7 drops for the 750 hertz tone, and about 3 drops for the 500 hertz tone, making choice C the best answer.

A Dog Is Conditioned So That It Secretes 10 Drops