After learning to call her dog "Doggie," a baby also refers to her dog as "Dogged," "Dada," and "Diggy." The child is exhibiting _____________.
A)stimulus discrimination
B)response generalization
C)stimulus generalization
D)stimulus equivalence

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The child is exhibiting response generalization, which occurs when a learned response to a specific stimulus leads to similar responses to similar stimuli. In this case, the child is using variations of the word "Doggie" to refer to the dog.

After Learning to Call Her Dog "Doggie," a Baby Also