Joseph, a three-year-old boy, is afraid of the doctor who gave him a shot and made him cry. consequently, whenever joseph sees a

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Joseph, a three-year-old boy, is afraid of the doctor who gave him a shot and made him cry. consequently, whenever joseph sees a

person in a white laboratory coat, he starts crying. in this scenario, joseph's behavior best exemplifies

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alekssr [168] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-10T15:51:57+03:00

In this scenario, Joseph's behavior best exemplifies "generalization in operant conditioning".

Operant conditioning refers to a sort of learning in which the results of conduct are controlled so as to increment or decline that conduct later on. Generalization in operant conditioning refers to the propensity or capability to make the scholarly reaction to a stimulus like the one for which it was initially reinforced.