Multiple choice

A child has learned to avoid a furry, black cat. However, she still plays with her grandmother's short-haired tabby. Her response demonstrates

  1. negative transfer

  2. extinction

  3. discrimination

  4. successive approximation

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The child discriminates between similar stimuli (furry black cat vs short-haired tabby) and responds differently - avoiding one but playing with the other. This is stimulus discrimination, not extinction (response decrease), negative transfer (old learning interfering), or successive approximation (shaping through gradual steps).