Question

stimulus discrimination occurs when an organism generalizes one consequence to many stimuli similar to the discriminative stimulus.

please select the best answer from the choices provided

t
f

Explanation:

Analyze the definition of stimulus discrimination

The statement claims that "Stimulus discrimination occurs when an organism generalizes one consequence to many stimuli similar to the discriminative stimulus."

Compare with psychological definitions

• Stimulus generalization is when an organism responds to new stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned/discriminative stimulus.
• Stimulus discrimination is when an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other, similar stimuli.

Evaluate the statement's truth value

The statement describes stimulus generalization, not stimulus discrimination. Therefore, the statement is false.

Answer:

• T
• F (Correct answer)