The Tendency of a Response to Occur in the Presence

question 76

Multiple Choice

The tendency of a response to occur in the presence of one stimulus but not in the presence of another similar stimulus is called:

• A) stimulus discrimination.
• B) intermittent reinforcement.
• C) partial reinforcement.
• D) stimulus generalization.

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Definitions:

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