The tendency for an operant response to be emitted in the presence of a stimulus that is similar to a discriminative stimulus is known as ________?

a) Stimulus generalization
b) Stimulus discrimination
c) Stimulus for extinction
d) Stimulus control


Answer: a) Stimulus generalization

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