the tendency to respond to stimuli that are similar to an original conditioned stimulus is called

The answer is the generalization. In addition, stimulus generalization is the propensity to react to stimuli similar to but not identical to a conditioned stimulus, operant stimulus generalization is the propensity to react to stimuli similar to those that lead operant reinforcement and operant stimulus discrimination is the propensity to make an operant reply when stimuli previously connected with a reward are present and to withhold the reply when stimuli associated with non-reward are there.ere.