After her bad experience in the dentist's office and smelling his aftershave,Carla also became anxious when smelling hair shampoo that is similar to the aftershave.This is an example of:
A) generalization
B) extinction
C) discrimination
D) spontaneous recovery

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Generalization occurs when a conditioned response is elicited by a similar stimulus to the original conditioned stimuli. In this case, Carla became anxious when smelling hair shampoo that is similar to the aftershave she encountered during her bad experience in the dentist's office, which indicates that she has generalized her fear to a similar stimulus.

After Her Bad Experience in the Dentist's Office and Smelling