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A pigeon learns to peck at a disc lighted green to receive reinforcement, but not at a disc lighted red. This means that, for the pigeon, the colour of the disc is a

A) reinforcer or nonreinforcer
B) punisher or nonpunisher
C) generalisation stimulus
D) discriminative stimulus

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, reinforcement is a process by which a behavior is strengthened or increased in frequency by the consequence that follows it.

Green

A color perceived when light with a wavelength between approximately 495–570 nm is detected by the eye, commonly associated with nature and growth.

  • Understand the significance of discriminative stimuli in molding behavioral patterns.
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Renate SlottkeDec 30, 2024
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