A pigeon's behavior is reinforced for pecking images of Picasso paintings but not for pecking images of Monet paintings. After such training, it correctly pecks pictures of other Cubist artists it has never seen before but does not peck other never-before-seen impressionistic paintings. This illustrates the behavioral processes of _____; in cognitive terms each Picasso painting represents a(n) _____ of a category.

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The scenario illustrates the behavioral processes of generalization (pigeon correctly pecks pictures of other Cubist artists it has never seen before) and discrimination (pigeon does not peck other never-before-seen impressionistic paintings). In cognitive terms, each Picasso painting represents an exemplar of a category, as the pigeon shows the ability to identify other Cubist artists' works based on this exemplar.

A Pigeon's Behavior Is Reinforced for Pecking Images of Picasso