In recalling the famous experiment with "Little Albert," stimulus generalization was evident by:
A) Albert becoming fearfully conditioned to a white rabbit,white dog,and a white coat.
B) Albert jumping in fear to the sound of the bar.
C) Albert becoming fearfully conditioned to a white rat.
D) Albert associating the loud noise with the white rat.

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Stimulus generalization occurs when a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli. In the "Little Albert" experiment, after being conditioned to fear a white rat through the pairing of the rat with a loud noise, Albert also showed fear responses to other white, furry objects, such as a white rabbit, a white dog, and a white coat, demonstrating stimulus generalization.

In Recalling the Famous Experiment with "Little Albert," Stimulus Generalization