Question

When Micah was 2-years-old he was frightened by his Aunt Mabel's little dog, which had nipped him on the leg. Because of the incident, Micah developed a strong fear of small dogs but not of large dogs. This best illustrates which of the following?A. spontaneous recovery
B. stimulus discrimination
C. stimulus generalization
D. extinction

Answer 1

Answer:

B. stimulus discrimination

Explanation:

Stimulus discrimination -

It refers to the activity by which a person responds only to certain stimuli , is referred to as stimulus discrimination .

The term stimulus discrimination derived its idea from  Stimulus Generalization , according to which , the body responds to all stimulus , weather it to be original or similar one .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct answer is B. stimulus discrimination .