Meaning | (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus. |
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Synonyms | generalization, generalisation, stimulus generalization |
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Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
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Narrower | irradiation | (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus |
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Broader | transfer, transfer of training, carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
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