Ninety percent of students fail a math test for three days in a row. The teacher introduces another math test on a fourth day and the students moan in dismay. This occurs because of

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Stimulus generalization occurs when a conditioned response is elicited by a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus. In this case, the students' conditioned response of moaning in dismay is elicited by the new math test, which is similar to the original conditioned stimulus of the previous math tests.

Ninety Percent of Students Fail a Math Test for Three