As a child, Blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl
As he got older, the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten. Blaine is now in his early twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese. The geese gave him a stare, and Blaine experienced a sudden surge of fear. Blaine's fear response is an example of _____.
A) stimulus discrimination
B) stimulus generalization
C) higher-order conditioning
D) spontaneous recovery
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank with correct word