John Watson and Rosalie Rayner (1920) conditioned baby Albert to fear a white rat by pairing it with a loud noise that Albert already feared.After the conditioning had taken place,the researchers also found that Albert was afraid of furry white and gray objects,such as a rabbit and a Santa Claus mask.The fact that Albert was afraid of these additional items demonstrated that:
A) stimulus generalization had occurred.
B) discrimination had occurred.
C) extinction had occurred.
D) higher-order conditioning had occurred.
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