Lashley and Wade Contend That Animals and Humans Respond to Stimuli

question 29

Multiple Choice

Lashley and Wade contend that animals and humans respond to stimuli that differ from the training stimulus because ______.

• A)they are unable to distinguish between the generalization test stimulus and the conditioning stimulus
• B)they do not believe there is a difference between the test stimulus and the conditioning stimulus
• C)the test stimulus and the conditioning stimulus are too dissimilar
• D)none of these are correct

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