Match the following examples with the MOST applicable concept below.
-Stimulus-generalization gradient
A)What procedure would you use to teach a child to read, with minimal errors?
B)Training pigeons to peck people and not cars
C)You count the number of times Polly whistled at red heads.
D)You rate how cute red, orange, and green heads are.
E)You show Polly a picture of a red head, and she flies over and pecks the redhead dude. Then you show her a picture of a green head, and she flies over and pecks the green-head dude.
F)You train Polly Parrott to whistle at dudes with red hair, which she does very reliably; but often she whistles at ones with orange hair and even, occasionally at green-haired dudes.
G)You reinforced Polly’s pecking green; but she also pecked yellow, though you never reinforced those pecks.
H)You can recognize your mama from many different angles and distances and in many different clothes.
I)Daddy’s bigger than you.
J)Pictures of people

Question

Match the following examples with the MOST applicable concept below.
-Stimulus-generalization gradient  
A)What procedure would you use to teach a child to read, with minimal errors?
B)Training pigeons to peck people and not cars
C)You count the number of times Polly whistled at red heads.
D)You rate how cute red, orange, and green heads are. 
E)You show Polly a picture of a red head, and she flies over and pecks the redhead dude. Then you show her a picture of a green head, and she flies over and pecks the green-head dude.  
F)You train Polly Parrott to whistle at dudes with red hair, which she does very reliably; but often she whistles at ones with orange hair and even, occasionally at green-haired dudes. 
G)You reinforced Polly’s pecking green; but she also pecked yellow, though you never reinforced those pecks.
H)You can recognize your mama from many different angles and distances and in many different clothes. 
I)Daddy’s bigger than you.
J)Pictures of people

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Stimulus-generalization gradient refers to the phenomenon where a conditioned response is observed not only to the conditioned stimulus but also to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus. In choice F, Polly Parrott was trained to whistle at dudes with red hair but also whistles at ones with orange hair and occasionally at green-haired dudes, demonstrating stimulus generalization.

Match the Following Examples with the MOST Applicable Concept Below