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A Microoganism Has Been Described to You as Living in Hot

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A microoganism has been described to you as living in hot acidic habitats in the waste piles of coal mines that regularly sustain a pH of 1 and a temperature of nearly 60°C.Which type of organism do you immediately assume it is?


Definitions:

Generalization

The process of applying the response to one stimulus to similar stimuli, often used in learning and behavior psychology.

Classical Conditioning

A teaching mechanism that involves linking an environmental trigger with an innate stimulus, culminating in an acquired response.

Different Responses

Variations in reactions or behaviors exhibited by individuals when exposed to the same stimuli or situations, influenced by personal, cultural, or situational factors.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in classical conditioning by which a response that originally occurs to a specific stimulus also occurs to different, but similar, stimuli.

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