After receiving a painful shot from a female nurse in a white uniform,3-year-old Vaclav is fearful of any woman wearing a white dress.Vaclav's reaction best illustrates
A) operant behavior.
B) generalization.
C) an unconditioned response.
D) spontaneous recovery.

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Generalization occurs when a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus. In this case, Vaclav's fear of women in white dresses is a generalized response to the pain caused by the shot administered by the nurse in a white uniform.

After Receiving a Painful Shot from a Female Nurse in a White