A dog has been trained to salivate to the sound of a bell. It later was found to salivate to the sound of clinking glasses which was of a similar frequency sound. Salivation to the clinking glasses without any training to do so is an example of __________.

a. generalization
b. discrimination
c. pairing
d. association


Answer: a. generalization

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