A Group of People Has Learned to Blink Their Eyes

question 212

Multiple Choice

A group of people has learned to blink their eyes whenever they see a flashing blue light, because for the last hour that flashing blue light has always been followed by a puff of air to their eyes. If we want to test for the possibility of stimulus generalization, what procedure should we follow?

• A) Present the flashing blue light without the puff of air.
• B) Present the puff of air without the flashing blue light.
• C) Present a flashing green light.
• D) Produce extinction, then wait and test response to the flashing blue light.

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