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 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
Answer: b
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