Which of the following would be a discriminative stimulus for Jeremiah, a third grade student who takes pride in being labeled the class clown?
a. a roomful of students
b. the middle school bus
c. his father's tool shed
d. the principal's office
Ans: a. a roomful of students.
An audience of his peers will reinforce the boy's clownish behavior. A behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of discriminative stimuli.
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