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I'm reading through my textbook for a class (behavior analysis)... and I've come accross what they term 'stimulus generalization' defined as
I'm guessing differnt schools of psychological thought can sometimes use differnt terms for the same thing...
correct me if I'm wrong....
but isnt this the same thing as an attitude formation?
An attitude being a predispositon to behave in a positive or negetive way towards an attitude object.
When an observer responds in a similar way to different stimuli, we say stimulus generalization is occurring.
I'm guessing differnt schools of psychological thought can sometimes use differnt terms for the same thing...
correct me if I'm wrong....
but isnt this the same thing as an attitude formation?
An attitude being a predispositon to behave in a positive or negetive way towards an attitude object.