The Tendency for an Operant Response to Be Emitted in the Presence

question 40

Multiple Choice

The tendency for an operant response to be emitted in the presence of a stimulus similar to an S^D is called _____.

• A) stimulus generalization
• B) stimulus elicitation
• C) stimulus discrimination
• D) the peak shift effect

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