When Bill is driving faster than the speed limit,he covertly tells himself to slow down or he will get a ticket.He then slows down.Bill's cognitive behavior of telling himself to slow down is functioning as a:
A) conditioned stimulus
B) punishing consequence
C) reinforcing consequence
D) discriminative stimulus

Question

When Bill is driving faster than the speed limit,he covertly tells himself to slow down or he will get a ticket.He then slows down.Bill's cognitive behavior of telling himself to slow down is functioning as a:​
A) ​conditioned stimulus
B) ​punishing consequence
C) ​reinforcing consequence
D) ​discriminative stimulus

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Bill's cognitive behavior of telling himself to slow down functions as a discriminative stimulus because it signals a particular response (slowing down) that is reinforced by avoiding a ticket.

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