A driver learns to drive more safely when a police car is present.The fact that he does implies that the police car has become a(n)
A)reinforcer.
B)discriminative stimulus.
C)punisher.
D)example of shaping.

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The police car serves as a discriminative stimulus, meaning it signals to the driver that they should engage in safer driving behavior to avoid getting pulled over or receiving a ticket. The police car is not acting as a reinforcer (reward) or punisher (punishment), and it is not an example of shaping (gradually teaching a behavior).

A Driver Learns to Drive More Safely When a Police