________ occurs when a parrot that has been trained to peck at a picture of a circle also pecks at a picture of an oval.
A) Stimulus discrimination
B) Shaping
C) Stimulus generalization
D) Instinctive drift

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Stimulus generalization is when a learned response to a specific stimulus is also applied to similar stimuli. In this case, the parrot is pecking at the oval, which is similar in shape to the circle it was trained to peck at. This is an example of stimulus generalization.

________ Occurs When a Parrot That Has Been Trained to Peck