You classically condition your dog Milo to salivate when middle C is played on the piano, but you find that he also salivates when a high G is played. You make a point of playing high G and not giving Milo any food afterward, whereas you do give him food after you play C. After a few days, Milo stops salivating when high G is played but continues to salivate to middle C. This phenomenon is known as ________________.
A) generalization
B) discrimination
C) bitonal judgment
D) spontaneous recovery

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Discrimination is the ability to distinguish between stimuli and respond differently to them. In this scenario, Milo learned to discriminate between the two different notes and stopped responding to the high G when it wasn't followed by food. Generalization would refer to the dog responding to other similar stimuli in a similar way, while bitonal judgment is not a recognized term in classical conditioning. Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of time without reinforcement.

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