Consider John Watson's experiment with the eight-month-old boy,Albert.Albert became fearful of not only white rats but also various white fuzzy objects that resembled white rats.His aversion to the other objects was most likely due to ____.

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Stimulus generalization occurs when a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, leading to a similar response to those stimuli. In this case, Albert's fear response to the white rat generalized to other white, fuzzy objects.

Consider John Watson's Experiment with the Eight-Month-Old Boy,Albert