Raj's heart has been conditioned to beat rapidly whenever he smells Windsong perfume on a woman. However, Raj's heart also races when he smells Chanel No. 5 and other perfumes. This illustrates __________.
A) stimulus generalization
B) discrimination
C) extinction
D) spontaneous recovery

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This scenario illustrates stimulus generalization, which is when a response that has been learned for a specific stimulus also occurs for other similar stimuli. In this case, Raj's response of a rapid heartbeat to the smell of Windsong perfume has generalized to other perfume smells, such as Chanel No. 5.

Raj's Heart Has Been Conditioned to Beat Rapidly Whenever He