Paula taught her dog to lie down every time she rang a hand bell. However, the dog began to apply this command even to the sound of a doorbell. In this scenario, the dog's action of lying down as a response to a similar stimulus is due to a tendency called__________.

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The dog's response of lying down to a similar stimulus (doorbell) is due to the tendency known as generalization. This means that the dog has generalized the command to respond to other similar stimuli, beyond the specific hand bell that was initially used to teach the command.

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