The process of learning to respond only to a specific stimulus while disregarding other stimuli is called stimulus _________.
A)extinction
B)inhibition
C)generalization
D)discrimination

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Discrimination involves learning to respond to one specific stimulus and not others. Extinction refers to the fading of a previously learned response when the reinforcement is removed, inhibition refers to the suppression of a learned response due to the presence of a new, conflicting stimulus, and generalization involves responding in the same way to similar stimuli.

The Process of Learning to Respond Only to a Specific