Dylan and Aaron both enjoy foreign films. If a person later learns that Dylan also enjoys riding dirt bikes, the person may infer that Aaron also enjoys riding dirt bikes. This is an example of:
A) acquired equivalence.
B) sensory preconditioning.
C) discrimination training.
D) negative patterning.

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Acquired equivalence refers to a phenomenon where, after individuals learn that two stimuli are equivalent in one context (e.g., Dylan and Aaron both enjoy foreign films), they are more likely to generalize what is known about one stimulus to the other in a different context (e.g., inferring that because Dylan enjoys riding dirt bikes, Aaron might as well). This cognitive process is based on the perceived equivalence or similarity between the two subjects.

Dylan and Aaron Both Enjoy Foreign Films