Question

Matt classically conditions his dog, Wally, to salivate when he strums the G chord on his guitar by providing food after the chord is played. After some time, Matt notices that Wally salivates even when other chords are strummed although the chords were not followed by food. This phenomenon is known as ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Stimulus generalization

Explanation:

Stimulus generalization is the ability for a conditioned stimulus to evoke similar response after it has been confitioned.

Matt's notification about his dog is called Stimulus generalization.