At preschool, Jessi has learned that she must wash her hands before snack-time in order to get a snack. At home, she has started to wash her hands before eating. Jessi's behavior illustrates the process of

- stimulus discrimination.

- stimulus generalization.

- response generalization.

- response discrimination.

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Lisa Walton

8 February, 05:53

At preschool, Jessi has learned that she must wash her hands before snack-time in order to get a snack. At home, she has started to wash her hands before eating. Jessi's behavior illustrates the process of

- stimulus discrimination.

- stimulus generalization.

- response generalization.

- response discrimination.

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Lydia Cobb · Answer 1

Answer: stimulus generalization.

Explanation:

Stimulus generalization can happen in classical conditioning as well as in operant conditioning. When it's in operant conditioning, stimulus generalization describes the way people learn something in a specific situation and then can apply it to different but similar circumstances.

In this example, Jessi first learned at preschool that to get a snack she has to wash her hands. Instead of having to relearn this practice at home, she applied the same rule she had already learned.