After receiving a painful shot from a female nurse in a white uniform, 3-year-old Vaclav is fearful of any woman wearing a white dress. Vaclav's reaction best illustrates

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Generalization refers to the tendency to respond in a similar way to stimuli that resemble the conditioned stimulus. In this case, Vaclav's fear of women wearing white dresses (the stimuli that resemble the initial conditioned stimulus) is an example of generalization.

After Receiving a Painful Shot from a Female Nurse in a White