Gia has learned that if the TV is tuned to a football game, asking her father to take her to the park always results in the answer "No." If the TV is off, her father almost always answers "Yes." The status of the TV is an example of a:
A)shaping stimulus
B)negative reinforcer
C)conditioned stimulus
D)discriminative stimulus

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The status of the TV is serving as a discriminative stimulus, which is a specific environmental cue that signals the likelihood of a specific behavior being reinforced. In this case, the TV being off signals a high likelihood of the behavior of asking to go to the park being reinforced (with a "yes" answer), while the TV being tuned to a football game signals a low likelihood of the behavior being reinforced (with a "no" answer).

Gia Has Learned That If the TV Is Tuned to a Football