Tracie acquired a fear of pigeons after one almost pecked her in the eye on day. She was able to deal with this for a while by avoiding pigeons. But now she finds that her fear has spread to sparrows, doves, robins, and hawks. What happened?

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Tracie's fear spreading from pigeons to other birds like sparrows, doves, robins, and hawks is an example of generalization, where a response conditioned to one stimulus is elicited by similar stimuli.

Tracie Acquired a Fear of Pigeons After One Almost Pecked