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Stimulus similar to original CS will elicit similar response is called :

  • A.Generalization
  • B.Discrimination
  • C.Shaping
  • D.Substitution

Answer: A

A stimulus similar to the original CS producing a similar response is generalization.

In stimulus generalization a conditioned response spreads to stimuli that resemble the conditioned stimulus, and the response is stronger the closer the resemblance (the generalization gradient). Watson's Little Albert, conditioned to fear a white rat, also showed fear of other furry objects.

Discrimination is the opposite: learning to respond to the CS but not to similar stimuli. Shaping is reinforcing successive approximations in operant learning, and substitution refers to the old view of the CS standing in for the US.

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