At his locker, Rick is describing his exciting weekend to Tony, using very colorful and inappropriate language. Tony gestures down the hall to let Rick know that Sherri is approaching. Rick continues his story but instantly cleans up his language,
sounding like a completely different person while Sherri walks by. Rick's adjustment of his behavior is based on:
a) a fixed interval schedule.
b) discrimination.
c) shaping.
d) immediate primary reinforcement.
b Discrimination is the perception of and response to differences in stimuli. Rick changes his behavior in response to the differences in stimuli (Sherri).
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