You are watching a rat in a Skinner box, and every time a red light comes on, the rat presses the bar in the cage. However, when a green light comes on, the rat never presses the bar. In this case, it appears that the color of the light is acting as:
a. a positive reinforcer for bar pressing
b. a negative reinforcer for bar pressing
c. an unconditioned stimulus for bar pressing
d. a discriminative stimulus for bar pressing
D
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