After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats,Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit,cotton wool,and a Santa Claus mask.He was studying whether or not __________ had occurred.
A)behaviour modification
B)stimulus discrimination
C)extinction
D)stimulus generalization

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Watson was studying whether Little Albert would exhibit the fear response to stimuli that were similar to the rat, known as stimulus generalization. A is incorrect because behaviour modification involves changing behaviour through reinforcement or punishment, which is not the focus of Watson's study. B is incorrect because stimulus discrimination involves learning to respond to one specific stimulus and not to others, which is not being tested here. C is incorrect because extinction involves the weakening or disappearance of a conditioned response over time through the repeated presentation of the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, which is also not being tested here.

After Little Albert Acquired a Conditioned Fear of Rats,Watson Wanted