The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus is called ______________
A) generalization
B) adaptation
C) discrimination
D) extinction
Answer: A
Rationale: Generalization is a process in which a response that originally occurs to a specific stimulus also occurs to different, though similar stimuli.
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