A tennis player has learned that a "lob" shot is likely to be successful whenever her opponent runs up to the net. The sight of her opponent at the net is a ________ that sets the occasion for a lob shot
a. three-term contingency
b. discriminative stimulus
c. conditioned response
d. secondary gain
Answer: b. discriminative stimulus
Psychology
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