Laura's heart rate had been conditioned to increase whenever she smelled Old Spice After Shave. However, her heart would also race to the aroma of Brut and English Leather. This reaction is known as

a. shaping.
b. stimulus generalization.
c. operant conditioning.
d. discrimination.


b

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