In Pavlovian conditioning,when a new stimulus similar to the conditioned stimulus is presented and it elicits a weakened version of the conditioned response,the phenomenon is called

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The phenomenon described is most commonly known as generalization. Generalization occurs when stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus elicit a weakened version of the conditioned response, as the new stimuli share similar features with the original conditioned stimulus. Stimulus carry-over, association by similarity, and response degeneration are not commonly used terms in Pavlovian conditioning.

In Pavlovian Conditioning,when a New Stimulus Similar to the Conditioned