Dakota is using operant conditioning to get his dog Rover to bring him his slippers. He sounds a bell, has Rover bring the slippers, and reinforces the behavior with a dog biscuit. One day, a church bell sounds outside and Rover brings Dakota his slippers. Rover's behavior illustrates:
A. discrimination
B. shaping
C. intermittent reinforcement
D. generalization
Answer: D
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