After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not ________ had occurred.
A) behavior modificatio.
B) stimulus discrimination
C) extinction
D) stimulus generalizatio.
E) spontaneous recovery

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Watson was studying whether Little Albert's fear of rats would generalize to other similar stimuli, such as a white rabbit or cotton wool. This is an example of stimulus generalization.

After Little Albert Acquired a Conditioned Fear of Rats, Watson