Briefly discuss stimulus generalization with an example.
What will be an ideal response?
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Stimulus generalization is a process in which after a stimulus has been conditioned to produce a particular response, other stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus produce the same response. The greater the similarity between two stimuli, the greater the likelihood of stimulus generalization. The conditioned response elicited by the new stimulus is usually not as intense as the original conditioned response, although the more similar the new stimulus is to the old one, the more similar the new response will be. For example, a child who had been stung by a bee becomes afraid of all flying insects.
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