Your friend tells you that she just bought a cat. You naturally assume that your friend means that she bought a housecat rather than a lion or a tiger. This is an illustration of ____.?

a. ?a spontaneous generalization
b. ?constructive memory
c. ?implicit memory
d. ?the relearning method


ANSWER:
a

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