The tendency for responses to occur more often in the presence of one stimulus than others is referred to as:
A) extinction.
B) counterconditioning.
C) stimulus generalization.
D) stimulus discrimination.

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Stimulus discrimination refers to the tendency for a response to occur in the presence of one stimulus but not others. For example, if a dog is trained to salivate at the sound of a bell, but not at the sound of a buzzer, the dog is exhibiting stimulus discrimination.

The Tendency for Responses to Occur More Often in the Presence