Stuart hates passing the neighbours' house on his walk home from school because the bulldog there barks at him.Because of this,Stuart became anxious around all dogs;however,his family recently adopted a Labrador Retriever.The dog is very gentle and never barks at Stuart,and now Stuart is anxious only around the bulldog down the street.Stuart has learned to
A) generalize.
B) discriminate.
C) condition the bulldog.
D) condition the Labrador Retriever.

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Stuart has learned to discriminate between the two types of dogs based on their behavior towards him. He is no longer anxious around the Labrador Retriever because it does not bark at him, but he is still anxious around the bulldog because it does bark at him. Generalization (A) would be if Stuart became anxious around all dogs, regardless of their behavior. Conditioning the dogs (C and D) would involve actively training them to behave in a certain way, which is not something Stuart has done.

Stuart Hates Passing the Neighbours' House on His Walk Home