Cassie asked her father for a candy bar at the grocery store, and her father bought her the candy bar. If Cassie asks for more candy bars in the future, the candy bar has acted as a
A)discriminative stimulus.
B)reinforcer.
C)conditioned response.
D)conditioned stimulus.

Question

Cassie asked her father for a candy bar at the grocery store, and her father bought her the candy bar. If Cassie asks for more candy bars in the future, the candy bar has acted as a ​
A)discriminative stimulus.
B)reinforcer.
C)conditioned response.
D)conditioned stimulus.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The candy bar acts as a reinforcer because it strengthens the likelihood that Cassie will ask for candy bars in the future, given that she received a positive outcome (the candy bar) after asking.

Cassie Asked Her Father for a Candy Bar at the Grocery