A child starts fearing after seeing a black cow, black dog and black objects. This type of conditioning includes

Options

A. response conditioning
B. stimulus generalisation
C. response generalisation
D. None of the above

Answer

B

Explanation

In the conditioning process, stimulus generalisation is the tendecy for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned. For example, if a child has been conditioned to fear a stuffed blackobject, it will exhibit a fear of objects similar to the conditioned stimulus such as a black dog.