Alex has learned that if his mom is upset and he praises her, she will cook him a great meal. However, if he praises his mom when she is in a good mood, she responds by saying, "Are you trying to butter me up?" and doesn't cook at all. In this example, Alex's mom's mood is

A. a discriminative conditioned stimulus.
B. a reinforcer.
C. under stimulus control.
D. a stimulus predictor.


Answer: A

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