Question

Kerry is conditioned to fear strawberries. Raspberries are similar to strawberries, and even though no attempt was made to make Kerry fear raspberries, she reacts with fear when she sees them. This is an example of ________.

A) imitation
B) modeling
C) stimulus discrimination
D) stimulus generalization

Answer 1

The answer is D) Stimulus generalization.

Step-by-step explanation:

Stimulus generalization happens when a stimulus evokes certain reactions without being supposed to. In this case, Kerry is conditioned to fear strawberries, but as raspberries are similar, Kerry has generalized the fear and therefore, the fear has expanded to Strawberries and Raspberries.