In operant conditioning, a discriminative stimulus is:
a. a cue that indicates a response is likely to produce some type of consequence
b. a cue that indicates a response is not likely to produce any consequences
c. the stimulus or event that immediately follows a reinforced behavior
d. the stimulus or event that immediately follows a nonreinforced behavior
A
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