Two-year-old Philip was recently clawed by the neighbor's cat.Philip now fears all small animals.His fear demonstrates the process of

A) generalization.
B) operant conditioning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) extinction.

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Glacier Ramkissoon · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Generalization refers to the process of responding to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus. In this case, Philip's fear of all small animals is a result of generalizing his fear from the neighbor's cat to all small animals. Operant conditioning, spontaneous recovery, and extinction do not apply to this situation.

Two-year-old Philip was recently clawed by the neighbor's cat.Philip now fears all small animals.His fear demonstrates the process of

A) generalization.
B) operant conditioning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) extinction.

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Two-year-old Philip was recently clawed by the neighbor's cat.Philip now fears all small animals.His fear demonstrates the process ofA) generalization.B) operant conditioning.C) spontaneous recovery.D) extinction.

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Two-year-old Philip was recently clawed by the neighbor's cat.Philip now fears all small animals.His fear demonstrates the process of

A) generalization.
B) operant conditioning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) extinction.