After being bittenb. his neighbor's dog, Miguel experienced feara. the sight of that dog but nota. the sight of other dogs. This best illustrates the process of

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Miguel is able to discriminate between the neighbor's dog that bit him and other dogs, meaning that the fear response has been conditioned specifically to the sight of the neighbor's dog, but not to other dogs. This is an example of discrimination. Extinction refers to the gradual decline and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus. Conditioned reinforcement refers to a stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior because it has been associated with a primary reinforcer. Latent learning refers to learning that occurs without any reinforcement, and is later demonstrated when a reinforcement opportunity arises. None of these processes are directly illustrated by Miguel's response to the neighbor's dog.

After Being Bittenb