When he was a kid, Leo was attacked by his neighbor's pet cat. Now he does not go near any household pets. In the context of classical conditioning, this is an example of ________.

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This is an example of stimulus generalization because Leo has generalized his fear from one specific cat to all household pets. In classical conditioning, stimulus generalization occurs when a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

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