Billy completes an assignment and says positive things about his work and praises himself.As a result,Billy is more likely to complete assignments.Billy's self-talk functions as:
A) a discriminative stimulus
B) a conditioned stimulus
C) an establishing operation
D) a reinforcer

Question

Billy completes an assignment and says positive things about his work and praises himself.As a result,Billy is more likely to complete assignments.Billy's self-talk functions as:​
A) ​a discriminative stimulus
B) ​a conditioned stimulus
C) ​an establishing operation
D) ​a reinforcer

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Billy's self-talk serves as a reinforcer. By praising himself, he increases the probability that he will complete assignments in the future.

Billy Completes an Assignment and Says Positive Things About His