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GENERALISATION SIGNAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stimulus generalization
1, record 1, English, stimulus%20generalization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A psychological condition in which a response which has been conditioned to a certain stimulus may further be conditioned in the absence of that stimulus by another stimulus which merely resembles the original one. 1, record 1, English, - stimulus%20generalization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- généralisation du stimulus
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20du%20stimulus
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- généralisation du signal 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20du%20signal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété que possède une réaction conditionnelle d'être évoquée, alors qu'elle a été constituée avec un stimulus conditionnel donné, par certains stimuli différents du stimulus original et dont l'efficacité est fonction de leur ressemblance avec ce dernier. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20du%20stimulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des stimulus, des stimuli. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20du%20stimulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stimulus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20du%20stimulus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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