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What do you call the tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar but not identical to a conditioned stimulus?
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Stimulus Generalization
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What does responsivness mean?
It refers to an entity's ability to respond to stimulus.
Advantages and disadvantages of generalization in psychology?
Generalization is a phenomenon in psychology where conditioned subjects respond to stimuli similar to those they were conditioned to respond to. For example, if a dog is trained to salivate at the sight of a circle, the dog will salivate at the sight of an ellipse as well.
What is the difference between stimulas and response?
A stimulus is a change in an organism's surroundings or body which causes it to respond. Hence, a response is an organism's reaction to a specific stimulus.
What is a refactory period?
Refractory period is the period after a stimulus is given when something needs to recover in a resting state before it can respond to stimulus again. It is a term used in both physiology and psychology.
Compare and contrast stimulus and response?
A stimulus 'stimulates' you and a response is how you respond. If you are stimulated by hot water your response is to feel hot. If you place your hand on a hot stove the heat will stimulate your skin and your response will be to remove your hand.
Pavlovs dog learned to respond to a bell as if the bell were food?
conditioned stimulus
Do viruses respond to a stimulus?
A stimulus causes your body to react, a response is something that is caused by a stimulus. Work it out, does the virus respond to you more or you to the virus?
A muscle fiber will not respond to a stimulus until that stimulus reaches what?
it will not respond until it reaches the threshold level
A reaction to stimulus?
it mean a respond by the organism after receiving the stimulus.
Do acorns respond to a stimulus?
No
Many living organisms respond to things in the environment called?
Living organisms respond to stimuli (singular - a stimulus) in the environment.
How do snapping turtles respond to stimulus?
well it depends on what kind of stimulus
What is the ability to respond a stimulus?
To React
What is a signal which an organism respond?
stimulus
What is a signal in which organisms respond?
Stimulus
True or false a stimulus is anything that causes an organism to respond?
Yes stimulus is anything that can cause an organism to respond. If our nerve cells are damaged it is possible that we may not respond to the stimulus. Study of nervous system is very important to understand this phenomenon.
Do apple seeds respond to stimulus?
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