Antecedents are to _____ as consequences are to _____.
A)discriminative stimuli; reinforcers
B)shaping; response chaining
C)conditioned stimuli; cognitive maps
D)punishment; negative stimuli

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Antecedents are stimuli or events that precede a behavior and elicit or evoke that behavior. Discriminative stimuli are a type of antecedent that signal the availability of a reinforcement or punishment. Consequences are the events that follow a behavior and either increase or decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. Reinforcers are one type of consequence that increase the likelihood of behavior, while punishers are another type that decrease it. Therefore, antecedents are to discriminative stimuli as consequences are to reinforcers (or punishers).

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