The First Time Jesse Sees a Cat, His Mother Tells

The first time Jesse sees a cat, his mother tells him, "That's a cat. Can you say cat?" He repeats the word gleefully, and his mother praises him. The next day, he is watching a cartoon and sees a tiger on the television. He points at the tiger and says, "Cat!" This is an example of __________.

A) generalization
B) spreading activation
C) categorization
D) discrimination