Right after Samantha the dog had been conditioned to salivate to a dinner bell, she would also salivate to a bicycle bell and to clock chimes.This illustrates
A)stimulus discrimination.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)shaping.
D)extinction.

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This is an example of stimulus generalization, where the dog responds to similar stimuli to the conditioned stimulus (dinner bell). In this case, the bicycle bell and clock chimes are similar enough to elicit the same response from the dog.

Right After Samantha the Dog Had Been Conditioned to Salivate