Alex Has Learned That If His Mom Is Upset and He

question 41

Multiple Choice

Alex has learned that if his mom is upset and he praises her,she will cook him a great meal.However,if he praises his mom when she is in a good mood,she responds by saying,"Are you trying to butter me up?" and doesn't cook at all.In this example,Alex's mom's mood is a ____.

• A) discriminative conditioned stimulus
• B) reinforcer
• C) prohibitive control
• D) stimulus predictor

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