Carolyn knows a couple of tall people who happen to also be arrogant.Because of this,she tends to act negatively toward anyone who she sees as being tall.Carolyn's behavior is the result of ____.

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Carolyn's behavior is an example of stimulus generalization because she is applying her negative feelings towards a specific group of tall people she knows to all tall people, indicating she is responding similarly to a broader category of stimuli (tallness) based on her experiences with a subset of that category.

Carolyn Knows a Couple of Tall People Who Happen to Also