Which Statement Best Sums Up the Role of Stimulus Discrimination

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which statement best sums up the role of stimulus discrimination and stimulus control in operant conditioning?

• A) People will only learn to control the behavior of others.
• B) People attempt to control their own behavior.
• C) People tend to be biased toward certain types of stimuli.
• D) People can learn to distinguish the situations in which a certain behavior will be rewarded.

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