Suppose a child is knocked down by a large dog and develops a fear of the dog. Later the child frequently sees this dog in front of a neighbor's house, and develops a fear of the neighbor's house. This example illustrates
A) second-order conditioning
B) generalization
C) discrimination
D) spontaneous recovery
Answer: A) second-order conditioning
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