Which term describes the same trained response occurring in the presence of new and untrained antecedent stimuli or in untrained environments?

Which term describes the same trained response occurring in the presence of new and untrained antecedent stimuli or in untrained environments?

• A. Generalization
• B. Stimulus generalization
• C. Response generalization
• D. Maintenance

Answer: (B)

Stimulus generalization occurs when the same trained response is evoked by new or untrained antecedent stimuli or in unfamiliar environments. The key idea is that cues that resemble the original stimulus (or contexts similar to the training setting) are treated as sufficiently similar to trigger the same behavior. This explains why a behavior learned in one situation can appear in other, not-yet-trained situations. Generalization is the broader idea of transfer to new contexts, but stimulus generalization specifically targets changes in the preceding cues. Conversely, response generalization would involve the same training cue producing a different but related response, and maintenance refers to the persistence of a behavior over time.

Stimulus generalization occurs when the same trained response is evoked by new or untrained antecedent stimuli or in unfamiliar environments. The key idea is that cues that resemble the original stimulus (or contexts similar to the training setting) are treated as sufficiently similar to trigger the same behavior. This explains why a behavior learned in one situation can appear in other, not-yet-trained situations.

Generalization is the broader idea of transfer to new contexts, but stimulus generalization specifically targets changes in the preceding cues. Conversely, response generalization would involve the same training cue producing a different but related response, and maintenance refers to the persistence of a behavior over time.