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A research paired the sound of a whistle, with a puff of air, to the eye to classically condition Ashley to blink when the whistle alone was sounded. Explain how the researcher could demonstrate the following. • Generalization • Extinction • Spontaneous recovery
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VerifiedThe researcher might try to play a harmonica with a similar pitch to the original whistle, or a whistle with a slightly different tone. If Ashley blinks in either case, the researcher has demonstrated generalization, or the tendency of organisms to show conditioned responses to stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus.
The researcher might sound the whistle without giving Ashley a puff in the eye. If Ashley stops blinking after several such trials, the researcher has demonstrated extinction.
After these extinction trials, the researcher waits a few hours before administering another trial. If, in this new trial, the sound of the whistle makes Ashley blink, the researcher has demonstrated spontaneous recovery.
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