Your dog barks and growls to the sound of a stranger's car engine pulling into your driveway, yet wags his tail and gets excited to the sound of your car engine. This is an example of

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The dog is able to differentiate between two different car engines and react differently based on previous experiences, which is an example of discrimination. Generalization would occur if the dog reacted the same way to all car engines, regardless of previous experiences. Higher-order conditioning and response generalization are not applicable in this scenario.

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