Lee becomes sick after eating clams. Thereafter, scallops and mussels also make him nauseous, but shrimp and lobster do not. Lee's reaction to scallops and mussels illustrates extinction.

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Lee's reaction to scallops and mussels illustrates generalization, not extinction, because he is extending his response (nausea) from one stimulus (clams) to similar stimuli (scallops and mussels). Extinction would involve the diminishing of a conditioned response, not its expansion to other stimuli.

Lee Becomes Sick After Eating Clams