What Is It Called When an Organism Responds to a Specific

question 133

Multiple Choice

What is it called when an organism responds to a specific stimulus or conditioned stimulus and doesn't respond to another stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus?

• A)spontaneous recovery
• B)stimulus generalization
• C)stimulus discrimination
• D)extinction

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