Question

in pavlovs experiment, he conditioned his dog to salivate when it was shown a circle. later, the dog salivated when it was shown other closed geometric figures including squares. through his experiment, pavlov demonstrated

discrimination
generalization
spontaneous recovery
general adaptation

Explanation:

In classical conditioning, generalization occurs when a conditioned response (salivation) is elicited by stimuli (other closed geometric figures) that are similar to the conditioned stimulus (circle). Discrimination is the opposite (responding only to the specific stimulus). Spontaneous recovery is the return of a response after a rest period. General adaptation is from stress theory. So, the dog's response to similar stimuli shows generalization.

Answer:

B. generalization