After Juan was bitten by a German Shepherd, he feared all dogs. In terms of classical conditioning, Juan's fear of all dogs illustrates which of the following?

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Juan's fear of all dogs shows generalization, which is the tendency for similar stimuli to evoke the same response as the conditioned stimulus. The conditioning of fear response to a specific dog (German Shepherd) generalizes to other dogs, leading to fear of all dogs. Discrimination means the ability to differentiate between similar stimuli, extinction involves the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response, and spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a rest period. None of these options accurately describes Juan's fear of all dogs.

After Juan Was Bitten by a German Shepherd, He Feared