A cue that indicates a response is likely to produce some type of consequence is a:
A)shaping stimulus
B)positive reinforcement
C)discriminative stimulus
D)negative reinforcement

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A discriminative stimulus is a cue that indicates a response is likely to produce some type of consequence. It is the environmental cue that sets the occasion for a particular behavior. Choice A (shaping stimulus) refers to gradually shaping a behavior through successive approximations, while Choice B (positive reinforcement) and Choice D (negative reinforcement) both refer to the consequences of a behavior, rather than the environmental cue that signals those consequences.

A Cue That Indicates a Response Is Likely to Produce