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Noun: stimulus generalization
  1. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
    "The child's fear of dogs showed stimulus generalization to other furry animals";
    - generalization, generalisation [Brit], stimulus generalisation [Brit]

Derived forms: stimulus generalizations

Type of: carry-over, transfer, transfer of training

Encyclopedia: Stimulus generalization