Question

Little Albert was conditioned by John B. Watson to fear furry white rats. After conditioning, Albert also showed fear to rabbits, dogs, and fur coats. This best illustrates____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Generalization

Explanation:

In psychology and classical conditioning, the term generalization makes reference to the tendency  to respond to similar stimuli in the same way. In other words, we are conditioned to manifest a response with some particular stimulus but, thanks to the process of generalization, we will manifest the same response to some other stimuli that are somehow similar to the one we were conditioned to.

In this case, Little Albert was conditioned to fear furry white rats. However, he also started fearing rabbits, dogs and fur coats. In other words, he started fearing objects or animals that were white or furry (and similar to the original  furry white rats). Thus, this best illustrates generalization.