A whale has been trained to jump when it sees a large white square.Now,when shown a large gray square,the whale also jumps.What accounts for this behavior?
A) stimulus generalization
B) extinction
C) spontaneous recovery
D) stimulus discrimination

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The whale's behavior of jumping when it sees a large gray square is an example of stimulus generalization, where the whale responds to similar stimuli, even though they are not identical to the original conditioned stimulus (large white square).

A Whale Has Been Trained to Jump When It Sees