The baby in Watson and Rayner's experiment showed fear when a white rabbit, white dog, and white fur coat were presented to him. This is an example of __________.

A) generalization
B) extinction
C) deconditioning
D) discrimination

Generalization

The process by which an organism responds in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer presented; in biology, the permanent loss of species from the earth.