Example Of Stimulus Generalization In Classical Conditioning
Stimulus generalization occurs when an organism responds to a stimulus in the same way that it responds to a similar stimulus.
Example of stimulus generalization in classical conditioning. When a child is learning to use the toilet rewards are often used to increase the desired behaviors. While the child had originally been conditioned to fear a white rat his fear also generalized to similar objects. For example if a dog has been conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell the animal may also exhibit the same response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus.
Stimulus generalization is the tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned. Little albert s fear of white furry objects is a great example of how stimulus generalization works in classical conditioning. This occurs during the classical conditioning process.
The dog exhibits the same response when it hears a small child emit a high pitched shriek.