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mediated generalization

mediated generalization

a type of stimulus generalization in which a conditioned response is elicited by a new stimulus that is notably different from, but in some way associated with, the original conditioned stimulus. For example, a person conditioned to feel anxious on hearing a bell may also become anxious on hearing the word bell. See stimulus equivalence.

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