A dog is trained to salivate in the presence of a blue light, but not in the presence of a green light. What has occurred?

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Discrimination has occurred because the dog is able to differentiate between the blue and green light and only responds to the blue light. Generalization would occur if the dog also salivated in response to other similar stimuli, such as a violet or turquoise light. Spontaneous recovery would refer to a temporary return of the conditioned response after a period of extinction, which is not described in this scenario. Extinction would occur if the dog stopped salivating in response to the blue light after repeated presentations without the presentation of the unconditioned stimulus (e.g. food).

A Dog Is Trained to Salivate in the Presence of a Blue