Albert was once awoken from his sleep by a white rat that fell on him. Following this incident, he began fearing all furry white objects including white fur coats and white stuffed animals. In this scenario, Albert's fear of all furry white objects is due to _____

A) systematic desensitization
B) biological preparedness
C) generalization
D) discrimination


C

Psychology

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