As a result of operant conditioning, individuals learn to behave differently in the presence of different stimuli. This is referred to as
a. stimulus-specific learning.
b. stimulus acquisition.
c. stimulus discrimination learning.
d. differential response acquisition.
c. stimulus discrimination learning.
Answer feedback: Discrimination refers to telling the difference between stimuli. Learning a discrimination involves learning the difference between stimuli in the presence of which responding produces reinforcers and those in the presence of which it doesn’t.
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