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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