According to Roy, focal stimuli are
a. all factors present in the situation that contribute to the effects of the stimuli
b. attitudes developed during previous expe-riences in one's life
c. those stimuli immediately present in the person's environment
d. previously learned behaviors
C
Focal stimuli are immediately present in the person's environment. Residual stimuli are attitudes developed during previous experiences in one's life. Contextual stimuli are all the other stimuli present in the situation that contribute to the effect of the focal stimulus.
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