After being praised for learning the word "doggie", a young child will point to anything with four legs and a tail and say "doggie"-even if the "doggie" is really a cat, a horse, or a cow. This child is demonstrating:

A. discrimination
B. spontaneous recovery
C. extinction
D. generalization


Answer: D

Psychology

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