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Four-year-old Tommy developed a fear of going down steps after falling down the steps in his house

several times. When he was at his grandmother's house, he was fearful of climbing the steps to her

front door. Much like Little Albert's fear of white rats and other furry objects, Tommy was

demonstrating:

spontaneous recovery.

generalization.

operant conditioning.

discrimination.

Answer

Generalization.

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Tommy's fear of going down steps and climbing steps at his grandmother's house is an example of generalization, which is when a learned response is applied...