Which term describes generalization of CR to stimuli similar to CS?

Which term describes generalization of CR to stimuli similar to CS?

• A. Spontaneous Recovery
• B. Respondent Generalization
• C. Phylogenetic
• D. Respondent Discrimination

Answer: (B)

Generalization in classical conditioning occurs when the conditioned response extends to stimuli that resemble the CS. The term for this spread of the CR to similar stimuli is Respondent Generalization. This differs from spontaneous recovery, which is the reappearance of the CR after extinction, and from respondent discrimination, which is learning to respond to the CS but not to similar stimuli because they do not predict the US. Phylogenetic refers to evolutionary history, not a conditioning process. For example, after a dog learns to salivate to a bell, it may also salivate to bells of similar pitch—illustrating Respondent Generalization.

Generalization in classical conditioning occurs when the conditioned response extends to stimuli that resemble the CS. The term for this spread of the CR to similar stimuli is Respondent Generalization. This differs from spontaneous recovery, which is the reappearance of the CR after extinction, and from respondent discrimination, which is learning to respond to the CS but not to similar stimuli because they do not predict the US. Phylogenetic refers to evolutionary history, not a conditioning process. For example, after a dog learns to salivate to a bell, it may also salivate to bells of similar pitch—illustrating Respondent Generalization.