Allie is afraid of her neighbor's large dog.She then becomes afraid of any dog she sees on the street,and eventually she fears even pictures of dogs or toy dogs.This change in her fear of dogs represents:
A) second-order conditioning
B) generalization
C) discrimination
D) reconditioning

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Allie's fear of the neighbor's dog has generalized to other dogs and even pictures/toy dogs, which is an example of generalization. Second-order conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a conditioned stimulus to create a new conditioned response, discrimination involves distinguishing between similar stimuli, and reconditioning involves revising or changing a previously conditioned response. None of these concepts apply to the scenario described.

Allie Is Afraid of Her Neighbor's Large Dog