Question

A child has been fear to white rat .if the child also shows fear when shown a white rabbit ,this is called

1. Stimulus generalization
2. stimulus discrimination
3. spontaneous recovery
4. extinction

• A. i only
• B. iii only
• C. None of these
• D. iii, iv

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i only

Stimulus Generalization

• The tendency of stimuli similar to a CS to evoke a CR. The greater the similarity between two stimuli, the greater the likelihood of stimulus generation.