The best example of stimulus discrimination in classical conditioning is:
A. a child learning to avoid rats but not hamsters
B. recognizing that a police siren sounding in San Diego, California, has a similar meaning to one sounding in Erie, Pennsylvania
C. blinking when words similar to "chime" are spoken
D. refusing to eat Chinese food after associating it with feelings of nausea
Answer: A
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