Asked by Kirsis Gonzalez on Jun 25, 2024

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Bill once had a blue car that was in the shop more than it was out. Since then he will not even consider owning blue- or green-colored cars. Bill's aversion to green cars is an example of

A) discrimination.
B) generalization.
C) latent learning.
D) extinction.

Generalization

In psychology, generalization is the process by which an organism responds in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Discrimination

Involves unjust or prejudicial treatment towards individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, age, or sex.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

  • Gain an understanding of the concepts of extinction, spontaneous recovery, and generalization as they relate to classical conditioning.
  • Recognize the significance of discriminative stimuli and how discrimination is achieved in classical conditioning.
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Vaani JestinJun 30, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Bill's aversion to green cars is an example of generalization because he is applying a negative experience with one color (blue) to another color (green). He is generalizing his aversion from one specific color to a broader category of colors.