Tim responds very coldly when he deals with strangers who resemble his class teacher,because of a punishment he received in school.Which phenomenon explains this behavior?

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Stimulus generalization occurs when a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with other stimuli that are similar to the original one. In this case, Tim's cold response to strangers who resemble his class teacher is due to his generalizing the negative feelings associated with the punishment from his teacher to others who look like the teacher.

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