The tendency to respond to stimuli similar to those that preceded operant reinforcement is called
A)operant stimulus discrimination.
B)operant stimulus generalization.
C)operant disinhibition.
D)spontaneous recovery.

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Operant stimulus generalization refers to the process where an organism responds to stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was present when the behavior was reinforced. This means the behavior is not just triggered by the exact stimulus that was present during the learning phase, but also by stimuli that are similar to it.

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