The first time José sees a cat, his mother tells him, "That's a cat. Can you say cat?" He repeats the word gleefully, and his mother praises him. The next day, he is watching a cartoon and sees a tiger on the television. He points at the tiger and says, "Cat!" This is an example of __________
A) generalization.
B) spreading activation.
C) categorization.
D) discrimination.

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José is generalizing the label "cat" to other felines like the tiger he sees on TV. Generalization is the process of applying a learned response to a similar but different stimulus.

The First Time José Sees a Cat, His Mother Tells