If your beagle lies down when you say "Dead!," and you discover that he will do the same trick when you say the words red,head,or bed,what has taken place?
A) stimulus discrimination
B) response discrimination
C) stimulus generalization
D) vicarious generalization

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This is an example of stimulus generalization because the beagle is responding to words that sound similar to the original command "Dead!" by lying down, indicating it has generalized the response to similar-sounding stimuli.

If Your Beagle Lies Down When You Say "Dead!," and You