Question

While on a recent combat tour in afghanistan, regina learned to dive for cover at the sounds of gunfire. when she returned home, she found herself diving for cover when her husband accidently slammed a door. what learning process is illustrated by this example?

Answer 1

the learning process that is illustrated by this example would be: stimulus generalization
Stimulus Generalization is the tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned. In this case, Regina was used to condition her body to run for cover every time she heard a sudden noise.