Evelyn is conditioned to fear white rats. Soon after, she also begins to fear white cats, white dogs, and white rabbits. Her new, unconditioned fears result from __________.
A) modeling
B) discrimination
C) response generalization
D) stimulus generalization

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Stimulus generalization occurs when an individual responds to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus, in this case, white rats, resulting in a fear of white cats, white dogs, and white rabbits.

Evelyn Is Conditioned to Fear White Rats