The ability to respond with an appropriate conditioned response to a conditioned stimulus and with no response to a very similar yet substantially different stimulus is known as:
A) valence differentiation
B) salience response
C) stimulus generalization
D) stimulus discrimination

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Stimulus discrimination refers to the ability to differentiate between two similar stimuli and respond appropriately to the conditioned stimulus. This is different from stimulus generalization, where a similar stimuli can also elicit a conditioned response. Valence differentiation and salience response are not related to this concept.

The Ability to Respond with an Appropriate Conditioned Response to a Conditioned