A Summary Description of a Fixed Characteristic or Measure of the Target

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A summary description of a fixed characteristic or measure of the target population is called a standard deviation.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for a learned response to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus to evoke the same response, without having been explicitly taught.

Discrimination Learning

The process through which an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli, distinguishing between them based on their differences.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished, indicating when a behavior is likely to have a consequence.

Lashley-Wade

Refers to research conducted by Lashley and Wade on learning and memory, often associated with the principles of brain function and the localization of memory.