Staci squirts her cat Fluffy with water every time he sharpens his claws on her couch. Fluffy learns not to claw the couch in front of Staci, but he still does it when Staci isn’t home. Staci seems to be a
a. secondary reinforcer.
b. negative reinforcer.
c. negative punisher.
d. discriminative stimulus.
Ans: d
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