Mandy, who is five, recently spotted a bee buzzing in circles on the sidewalk. She bent over and picked up the insect and it stung her. Now whenever Mandy hears an insect buzz, even a housefly buzzing against a screen, her heart rate increases
Mandy's fear of houseflies is __________
a) an example of extinction.
b) an example of spontaneous recovery.
c) an example of generalization.
d) an example of a conditioned response.
c
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