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Albert was conditioned to fear white rats. soon after, he also began to fear white cats, white dogs, and white rabbits. his new, fears result from ___________.

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His new, fears result from "stimulus generalization".

Stimulus generalization in the conditioning procedure, is the inclination for the adapted boost to inspire comparative reactions after the reaction has been adapted. For instance, if a youngster has been molded to fear a stuffed white rabbit, it will show dread of articles like the conditioned stimulus, for example, a white toy rodent.
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