In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment, he presented the sound of a bell along with meat powder to his dogs. After several trials, the dogs learned to salivate to the sound of the bell in the absence of the meat powder. If Pavlov's dogs did not salivate to a buzzer but only to a bell, then this phenomenon would be an example of
A. stimulus generalization.
B. backward conditioning.
C. stimulus discrimination.
D. forward conditioning.
Answer: C
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