A Behavior Is More Likely to Occur in the Presence

question 53

Multiple Choice

A behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of stimuli that are more similar to the discriminative stimulus than it is in the presence of stimuli that are less similar to the discriminative stimulus.This is called a:​

• A) ​stimulus class
• B) ​generalization gradient
• C) ​cause-effect relationship
• D) ​discrimination gradient

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Definitions:

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