Ninety percent of students fail a math test for three days in a row. The teacher introduces another math test on a fourth day and the students moan in dismay. This occurs because of
a. stimulus generalization.
b. stimulus discrimination.
c. a conditioned response.
d. a conditioned stimulus.
A
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