A child learns that a small green Volkswagen and a large white limousine are both cars, because they share some common features, even though they are very different in many respects.This represents:
A)stimulus generalization due to considerable physical similarity
B)stimulus generalization due to stimulus equivalence classes
C)stimulus generalization due to behavioral momentum
D)stimulus generalization involving a stimulus common-element class

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The child is able to categorize the small green Volkswagen and the large white limousine as cars due to a common element class, which refers to shared features or characteristics despite differences in other aspects. This is an example of stimulus generalization involving a stimulus common-element class. Option A is not the best choice as physical similarity alone may not always lead to stimulus generalization. Option B is not applicable as stimulus equivalence classes involve stimuli that are learned to be interchangeable or equivalent through training. Option C, behavioral momentum, refers to the tendency of behavior to persist when the conditions for that behavior have recently been in effect and may not be relevant in this context.

A Child Learns That a Small Green Volkswagen and a Large