Carolyn knows a couple of tall people who also happen to be arrogant. Because of this, she tends to act negatively toward anyone whom she sees as being tall. Carolyn's behavior is the result of
A. stimulus discrimination.
B. higher-order conditioning.
C. stimulus generalization.
D. avoidance conditioning.
Answer: C
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