The mere sight of a needle is enough to make Aimee wince, as if in pain. Even being in a hospital or clinic is enough to make her squirm, probably because these settings are associated with needles. This example BEST illustrates.

stimulus generalization

Explanation: stimulus generalization is defined as a process whereby a subject or host responde to a particular stimuli close(similar) to the original conditioning stimulus. It can also be said to be when a person respond to a particular type of stimuli because it is similar to a particular stimulus. Example is when a person hate the sight of blood and mere looking at it get the person irritated and when He sees any color red, he assumed it is blood and react to it immediately.

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