Sheryl makes pleasant small talk and pays her boss a compliment before asking for a personal day,because such a strategy was successful with a few of her previous bosses.This example most clearly illustrates:
A)stimulus generalization.
B)stimulus control.
C)stimulus discrimination.
D)shaping.

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Sheryl's behavior of making small talk and paying compliments to her boss has been successful with a few previous bosses, so she is generalizing this behavior as a successful strategy in all boss-subordinate interactions. She assumes that her behavior will have the same effect on her current boss as it did on her previous bosses, which is an example of stimulus generalization.

Sheryl Makes Pleasant Small Talk and Pays Her Boss a Compliment