An Outlier Is a Data Point That Is Substantially Outside

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An outlier is a data point that is substantially outside the normal range of the data points being analyzed.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, responding only to the specific stimulus conditioned.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears, often due to the conditioned stimulus being presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.

Generalization

The process by which an animal or a person responds to a new stimulus in a way that's similar to how they responded to a previously encountered stimulus.