When You Tell Your Dog, "Sit," and She Does, You

question 542

Multiple Choice

When you tell your dog, "Sit," and she does, you almost always give her a small treat. In this example, which of the following would be considered a discriminative stimulus?

• A)The behaviour of sitting
• B)The command "Sit"
• C)The small treat
• D)The association between sitting and the small treat

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