Psy 421 Ch 10

Question 1

The Tendency for a learned behavior to occur in the presence of stimuli that were not present during training

Answer 1

Stimulus Generalization

Different from response generalization becuase the behavior is topographically different in resonse generalization.

Question 2

Any graphic representation of generalization data

Answer 2

Generalization Gradient

Question 3

Generalization based on an abstract propertry of a stimulus

Answer 3

Semantic generalization

Question 4

THe tendency for a behavior to occur in the presence of certain stimuli but not in ttheir absence

Answer 4

Discrimination

Question 5

Discrimination and generalization are inversely related

Answer 5

THe more discrimination, the less the generalization

Question 6

Any procedure for establishing a discrimination is called…

Answer 6

Discrimination training

Question 7

Any stimulus that signals that a behavior will be reinforced or will be reinforced

Answer 7

S^D

Question 8

Any stimulus that signals that a behaivor will not be reinforced

Answer 8

S-Delta

Question 9

Indicates little discrimination

Answer 9

Flat Generalization Gradient

Question 10

Indicates considerable discrimination

Answer 10

Steep (peak) generalization gradient