When 4-Year-Old Aileen Goes to the Store with Her Dad

question 118

Multiple Choice

When 4-year-old Aileen goes to the store with her dad and whines for candy at the checkout,she gets the candy.But when she goes with her mom,whining never ends up getting her a candy.Before long,Aileen only whines when she is at the store with her dad.This is called:

• A)successive approximation.
• B)stimulus discrimination.
• C)continuous reinforcement.
• D)stimulus generalization.

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