If teaching a child to say "dog" in the presence of a small brown dog increases the chances that the child will also say "dog" to small black dogs and large white dogs, we say that______ has occurred.
A)response generalization
B)stimulus control
C)stimulus generalization
D)stimulus discrimination

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The scenario describes stimulus generalization, which is when a response to a specific stimulus is generalized to other similar stimuli. In this case, the child's response of saying "dog" to a small brown dog is generalized to small black dogs and large white dogs. Response generalization (A) would refer to the child producing other responses beyond saying "dog" in response to a small brown dog. Stimulus control (B) refers to the extent to which a behavior is influenced by environmental factors. Stimulus discrimination (D) refers to the ability to differentiate between stimuli and respond differently to each one.

If Teaching a Child to Say "Dog" in the Presence