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What if you teach the child to swim in a pool and the child goes to the beach and can do the front crawl in the ocean?
Suggested Answer: B
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12 comments · newest first
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Kenneth
3 days ago
I feel like it's C) Failure to generalize. What if the child struggles in waves?
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Tamera
8 days ago
I agree, but what about B) Response generalization? The child can do the crawl anywhere.
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Adolph
13 days ago
I think it's A) Stimulus generalization. The child learned in the pool, but it applies to the beach.
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Jaime
18 days ago
Natural contingencies (D) might play a role too, though!
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Val
23 days ago
I disagree, it could be C) Failure to generalize if they struggle at the beach.
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Kallie
29 days ago
Wait, can kids really swim in the ocean after just pool lessons?
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Jules
1 month ago
I think it's more like B) Response generalization.
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Cletus
1 month ago
That's definitely A) Stimulus generalization!
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Twila
1 month ago
I recall a practice question about natural contingencies, but I don't think that's the right answer here since it's more about the environment affecting the behavior.
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Carman
2 months ago
I feel like this could also be a case of failure to generalize if the child couldn't swim in the ocean at all. But they can do the front crawl, so maybe not?
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Timothy
2 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about response generalization being when a behavior is used in a different context. Could that apply here?
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Edwin
2 months ago
I think this might be stimulus generalization because the child is applying what they learned in the pool to a different environment, right?