Operant conditioning would be rather limited if every new situation required learning a new response. However, this is not the case because of
A) generalization.
B) partial reinforcement.
C) second-order conditioning.
D) discrimination.

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Generalization allows an organism to apply learned responses to similar but new situations, which greatly expands the range of situations in which learning can be applied without having to learn a completely new response.

Operant Conditioning Would Be Rather Limited If Every New Situation