Write an Account of the Processes Involved with the Passage

question 89

Essay

Write an account of the processes involved with the passage of a rock through the rock cycle.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A response that has been acquired through learning to a stimulus that was once neutral but has been consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus which initially doesn't elicit a response but, when associated with an unconditioned stimulus, later results in a conditioned response.

Stimulus Generalization

The process in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with other stimuli that are similar, leading to the same response.