Generalization

Definition

Generalization in psychology refers to the tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which it was originally conditioned.

Related terms

Stimulus Discrimination: It’s when we learn to respond only to the original stimulus, and not to other similar stimuli.

Classical Conditioning: A type of learning where an organism learns through establishing associations between different events and stimuli.

Operant Conditioning: A type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences.