AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the sight of a bowl that is not the same bowl used in the experiment.
A
Stimulus Generalization
B
Neutral Stimulus
C
Unconditioned Stimulus
D
Conditioned Stimulus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He found that the dogs also salivated upon experiencing the similar stimulus, a process known as generalization. Generalization refers to the tendency to respond to stimuli that resemble the original conditioned stimulus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stimulus generalization: The tendency for stimuli that is similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dogs salivating for food is the unconditioned response in Pavlov’s experiment. A conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that can eventually trigger a conditioned response. In the described experiment, the conditioned stimulus was the ringing of the bell, and the conditioned response was salivation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Classical conditioning is learning through association and was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The tendency for a stimulus similar to the original conditioned one to elicit a response similar to the conditioned response is called stimulus generalization.

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