Ken's mouth waters every time he hears the ice cream truck's familiar song in the distance. One day a slightly different song is heard in the distance and Ken's mouth waters. Ken's behavior illustrates ____________.
A) generalization
B) assimilation
C) recovery
D) discrimination

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Ken's response to a slightly different song indicates generalization, where a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.

Ken's Mouth Waters Every Time He Hears the Ice Cream