The authors describe an example of conditioning in which cancer patients develop a negative reaction to a variety of people and things associated with their chemotherapy treatments. The phenomenon is called

A. generalized conditioning.
B. stimulus generalization.
C. variety stimulus.
D. stimulus discrimination.


Answer: B

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