Question

Randall always takes his shoes off when he enters his grandmother's home but never does so when entering other houses. which of the following do you know are accurate? (partial credit for each correct and each incorrect answer is deducted from total score)

a. randall discriminates between the stimuli of entering his grandmother's home and other houses.
b. randall has been punished for keeping his shoes on in his grandmother's house.
c. randall has generalized the behavior of taking his shoes off to his grandmother's house.
d. entering his grandmother's home is an excitatory stimulus for removing his shoes.

Answer 1

Stimulus discrimination and stimulus generalization are opposite processes involved in triggering learned responses. In the case of Randall, his behavior of taking off his shoes only at his grandmother's home suggests stimulus discrimination.

Step-by-step explanation:

Stimulus discrimination and stimulus generalization are two processes involved in determining which stimuli will trigger learned responses. Stimulus discrimination occurs when an organism learns to respond differently to various similar stimuli, only demonstrating the conditioned response to the conditioned stimulus.

On the other hand, stimulus generalization occurs when an organism responds to similar stimuli that are not exactly the conditioned stimulus. In the case of Randall, his behavior of taking off his shoes is specific to his grandmother's home, which suggests stimulus discrimination. He is able to discriminate between the stimuli of entering his grandmother's home and other houses.