_______________ occurs when a pigeon that has been trained to peck at a picture of a circle also pecks at a picture of an oval.
A)Stimulus discrimination
B)Shaping
C)Stimulus generalization
D)Instinctive drift

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Stimulus generalization occurs when an organism responds to a stimulus that is similar but not identical to the original stimulus that was learned. In this case, the pigeon was trained to peck at a picture of a circle but also responds to the picture of an oval. This is an example of stimulus generalization.

_______________ Occurs When a Pigeon That Has Been Trained to Peck