Following a discrimination training procedure in which a red key was established as the S^∆ and an orange key was established as the S^D, a test of generalization is conducted in which the strongest response occurs to a yellowish-orange key. This result is a demonstration of _____. A) response generalization B) errorless discrimination C) the peak shift effect D) error-filled discrimination

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The peak shift effect occurs when, after discrimination training, the highest rate of response shifts away from the trained stimulus (S+) towards a stimulus that is further removed from the non-reinforced stimulus (S-), in this case, from orange to yellowish-orange.

Following a Discrimination Training Procedure in Which a Red Key