Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) — Question 14

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?

Answer options

• A. Stimulus generalization
• B. Response generalization
• C. Failure to generalize
• D. Natural contingencies

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Response generalization, because the child is applying the swimming skill learned in one environment (the pool) to a different setting (the ocean). Options A and C are incorrect as they do not accurately describe the transfer of the specific skill, and D is not relevant to the scenario of skill application.