A child burns her finger while playing with matches.The lighted matches become conditioned fear stimuli.Because of _____, she may also develop a healthy fear of flames from lighters, fireplaces, and stoves.
A)stimulus generalization.
B)spontaneous recovery.
C)higher-order discrimination.
D)vicarious conditioning.

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Stimulus generalization occurs when stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus also elicit the conditioned response. In this case, the child may develop a fear response to similar stimuli such as flames from lighters, fireplaces, and stoves.

A Child Burns Her Finger While Playing with Matches