Laura is conditioned to fear white rats. Soon after, she also begins to fear white cats, white dogs, and white rabbits. Her new fears result from ________
a. response generalization
b. stimulus discrimination
c. stimulus generalization
d. vicarious reinforcement
Answer: c
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A. result in permanent loss of physical functioning because of psychological factors B. affect men far more than women C. involve deterioration in the functioning of one or more of the five sensory organs D. have either known or presumed biological causes
Copying the actions of others is called __________
a. emulation b. replication c. duplication d. imitation