You watch a horror movie, and are scared. Running through the background music is a sustained, high-pitched note on a violin. The next day, you are watching a drama that also has background music featuring violin. Suddenly, you feel uneasy. Which process explains this effect?
a. extinction
b. reinforcement
c. generalization
d. acquisition

generalization

Explanation:

Generalization is the tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli. For example, a dog conditioned to salivate to a tone of a particular pitch and loudness will also salivate with considerable regularity in response to tones of higher and lower pitch OR You watch a horror movie, and are scared. Running through the background music is a sustained, high-pitched note on a violin. The next day, you are watching a drama that also has background music featuring violin. Suddenly, you feel uneasy. Generalization explains this effect

C. Generalization

Explanation:

Generalization is a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

That is to say that generalization is taking something specific and applying it more broadly to other things that sometimes has nothing to do with that thing.

For instance saying that all dogs chase squirrels is generalization. When you use one or a few facts to make a broader, more universal statement, you are generalizing.

Because you had a movie you are seeing now has the same sound track of a horror movie you saw previously and you are reacting as though it is still a horror movie, is simply generalizing.