A person originally feared great heights,such as standing on top of tall buildings.Now the person has also developed fears of flying in airplanes,standing on ladders,and even watching high-wire artists perform.These new fears are probably the result of _______.
A)modelling
B)discrimination
C)stimulus generalization
D)response generalization

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The new fears developing in response to various stimuli (flying in airplanes, standing on ladders, watching high-wire artists perform) suggest stimulus generalization. This is when a response that was originally conditioned to one stimulus is also elicited by similar stimuli.

A Person Originally Feared Great Heights,such as Standing on Top