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Brooklyn Heideman
on Dec 12, 2024
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Rachel's dog loves meat and salivates when he sees it.Rachel repeatedly shows her dog a picture of a circle before showing him a piece of meat.Soon,the dog salivates at the picture
Of the circle.When Rachel shows her dog a picture of an oval,the dog does not salivate,
Which is best explained by
A) stimulus generalization.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) second-order conditioning.
Stimulus Discrimination
The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, even if they are similar, often used in the context of learning and behavior modification techniques.
Stimulus Generalization
The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.
- Describe the stages of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination in the context of classical conditioning.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the stages of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination in the context of classical conditioning.