Winston turns the water off in the shower when he hears someone flush a toilet so he will not get scalded. However, he does not do this when he hears someone turn on the bathroom sink faucet because he knows it will not scald him. This is because of stimulus ____

a. ?generalization
b. ?reconditioning
c. ?predictability
d. ?discrimination


ANSWER:
d

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