| generalisation | <psychology> The phenomenon of an organism's responding to all situations similar to one in which it has been conditioned. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| response generalisation | <biology> The principle that after an organism learns to respond in a particular manner to a stimulus, that stimulus is effective in eliciting similar responses. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| stimulus generalisation | <psychology> The tendency to react to stimuli that are different from, but somewhat similar to, the stimulus used as a conditioned stimulus. (12 Dec 1998) |