Most animals that respond to a conditioned stimulus will continue to respond if that stimulus is varied slightly,an adaptive process known as:
A)discrimination.
B)generalization.
C)extinction.
D)second-order conditioning.

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Generalization is the adaptive process where an animal can respond not just to the exact conditioned stimulus but to similar stimuli as well. Discrimination refers to the animal's ability to distinguish between similar stimuli and respond only to the exact conditioned stimulus. Extinction refers to the gradual loss of response to a conditioned stimulus over time. Second-order conditioning refers to the process by which a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus, through association with an already established conditioned stimulus.

Most Animals That Respond to a Conditioned Stimulus Will Continue