As stimuli become less like the original conditioned stimulus (CS), an organism's responding will
A)decrease.
B)increase.
C)remain exactly the same.
D)be unpredictable.

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This phenomenon is known as stimulus generalization. As stimuli become less similar to the original conditioned stimulus, the organism's response to these stimuli decreases. This is because the organism starts to distinguish between the original CS and other stimuli, responding less to those that are less similar.

As Stimuli Become Less Like the Original Conditioned Stimulus (CS)