Definition of Stimulus generalization

1. Noun. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus.

Exact synonyms: Generalisation, Generalization, Stimulus Generalisation
Generic synonyms: Carry-over, Transfer, Transfer Of Training
Specialized synonyms: Irradiation
Category relationships: Psychological Science, Psychology
Derivative terms: Generalise, Generalize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stimulus Generalization

stimulating
stimulatingly
stimulation
stimulations
stimulative
stimulativeness
stimulator
stimulators
stimulatory
stimulatress
stimuli
stimulism
stimulon
stimulus
stimulus generalisation
stimulus generalization (current term)
stimulus package
stimulus packages
stimy
stimying
sting
sting like a bee
sting operation
stingaree
stingaree-bush
stingarees
stingbull
stinged
stinger
stingerless

Literary usage of Stimulus generalization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Making of the American Citizenry: An Introduction to Political Socialization by Michael P. Riccards (1973)
"... and Robert A. Levine, "The Role of the Family in Authority Systems: A Cross Cultural Application of Stimulus-Generalization Theory," Behavioral Science, ..."

2. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"... appears to involve pharmacological effects that differ from those of the training drug, and behavioral mechanisms unrelated to stimulus generalization. ..."

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