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irradiation vs stimulus generalisation

stimulus generalisation vs irradiation

irradiation and stimulus generalisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irradiation Yes No No No
stimulus generalisation Yes No No No
As nouns, stimulus generalisation is a hypernym of irradiation; that is, stimulus generalisation is a word with a broader meaning than irradiation:
  • irradiation: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
  • stimulus generalisation: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Other hypernyms of irradiation include generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalization.
irradiation (noun) stimulus generalisation (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
a column of light (as from a beacon)
the condition of being exposed to radiation
Difference between irradiation and stimulus generalisation

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