Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization?

a) being conditioned not to laugh at hats

b) being conditioned to laugh at all kinds of hats

c) being conditioned to laugh when you see a top hat and cry when you see other kinds of hats

d) being conditioned to laugh when you see a top hat, then also laughing when you see other kinds of hats

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Aliana Hays

15 October, 01:58

Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization?

a) being conditioned not to laugh at hats

b) being conditioned to laugh at all kinds of hats

c) being conditioned to laugh when you see a top hat and cry when you see other kinds of hats

d) being conditioned to laugh when you see a top hat, then also laughing when you see other kinds of hats

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Leonardo Manning · Answer 1

Answer: d) being conditioned to laugh when you see a top hat, then also laughing when you see other kinds of hats

Explanation:

Stimulus generalization is known to be exhibited by a subject when it reacts to a new stimulus in a similar way or manner which is not different from the way it reacted to an old or previous stimulus. It causes an organism to respond to stimulus in similar way because it has been conditioned in such manner. It is also known as mediated generalization. A subject who has been conditioned to a stimulus will react the same way to a group of similar stimuli.

Hence, an organism who has been conditioned to laugh when he or she sees a top hat will also laugh when he see other kinds of hats because it react to other kinds of hat the same way it also react to a top hat.