Final answer:
Animals indeed exhibit a learning phenomenon known as preparedness where they are predisposed to associate certain stimuli with certain responses, which is true. The concept of stimulus generalization, seen in the Little Albert experiment, highlights how conditioned responses can transfer to similar stimuli.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question pertains to the concept of preparedness in learning, and the phenomenon whereby animals are found to more easily associate certain types of stimuli with responses. The statement 'Animals are more likely to associate some stimuli more easily than others; this is called preparedness' is, in fact, true. This relates to the broader principles of classic conditioning, where stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination play crucial roles.
For instance, in the case of 'Little Albert', the experiment conducted by Watson and Rayner demonstrated stimulus generalization, because after conditioning Albert to fear a white rat, he began to exhibit fear towards other furry white objects as well. This means he was generalizing his conditioned fear response from the specific stimulus (the white rat) to other similar stimuli (other furry white objects).