A child who is a model of behavior when his parents are present, but who becomes uncontrollable when the babysitter arrives, is demonstrating
A)operant stimulus discrimination.
B)the power of delayed reinforcement.
C)classical conditioning.
D)operant stimulus generalization.

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This behavior is an example of operant stimulus discrimination because the child behaves differently in the presence of different stimuli (parents vs. babysitter), indicating they have learned to discriminate between contexts in which certain behaviors are reinforced or not.

A Child Who Is a Model of Behavior When His