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Pineapplelove6

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When Hai visits his parents, he whines a lot about how unappreciated he is at work. It seems likely that the presence of his parents is _____ for his whining.
 
  A) a discriminative stimulus
  B) a reinforcer
  C) reinforcement
  D) a conditioned stimulus

Question 2

An SD is a stimulus that
 
  A) increases the probability of a certain behavior.
  B) signals that a response will be followed by a reinforcer.
  C) decreases the probability of a certain behavior.
  D) both a and c are correct.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


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Reply #2 on: Jun 21, 2018
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