The tendency of a response to occur in the presence of one stimulus but not in the presence of another similar stimulus is called:
A) stimulus discrimination.
B) intermittent reinforcement.
C) partial reinforcement.
D) stimulus generalization.

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Stimulus discrimination refers to the ability to distinguish between similar stimuli and respond differently to them. It is the tendency of a response to occur in the presence of one stimulus but not in the presence of another similar stimulus. This is different from stimulus generalization, which is the tendency to respond in the same way to similar, but not identical, stimuli. Intermittent reinforcement and partial reinforcement refer to types of reinforcement schedules and are not related to the ability to distinguish between stimuli.

The Tendency of a Response to Occur in the Presence