Ken's mouth waters every time he hears the ice cream truck's familiar song in the distance. One day, a slightly different song is heard in the distance and Ken's mouth waters. Ken's behavior illustrates
A) stimulus generalization.
B) stimulus assimilation.
C) stimulus recovery.
D) stimulus discrimination.
Answer: A
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