Asked by
Dariga Kenzhebek
on Nov 28, 2024Verified
A pigeon learns to peck at a red disk. It will not peck at an identical disk of any other color. This illustrates the concept of ________.
A) stimulus discrimination
B) extinction
C) avoidance training
D) stimulus generalization
Stimulus Discrimination
The ability to distinguish between different stimuli or cues, especially in the context of learning and behavior.
- Describe the mechanisms of acquiring, extinguishing, spontaneously recovering, generalizing stimuli, and discriminating stimuli in the context of classical conditioning.
- Describe the phenomena of generalization and discrimination in relation to classical and operant conditioning.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the mechanisms of acquiring, extinguishing, spontaneously recovering, generalizing stimuli, and discriminating stimuli in the context of classical conditioning.
- Describe the phenomena of generalization and discrimination in relation to classical and operant conditioning.