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. ?reinforcer
c. ?prohibitive control
d. ?stimulus predictor
ANSWER:
a
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