If a rat always receives a shock following the presentation of an 800-Hz tone, it will show a stronger fear response to the presentation of a(n) _____ tone than a _____ tone.
A) 820-Hz; 1000-Hz
B) 1000-Hz; 900-Hz
C) 620-Hz; 700-Hz
D) Both b and c are correct.

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The rat will show a stronger fear response to a tone that is closer in frequency to the 800-Hz tone it was conditioned with (820-Hz) than to a tone that is much different in frequency (1000-Hz). This is due to the principle of stimulus generalization in classical conditioning, where the closer a stimulus is to the conditioned stimulus, the stronger the conditioned response will be.

If a Rat Always Receives a Shock Following the Presentation