Question

If the lights are on in a diner , a potential customer can be· pretty sure· that opening the door to the diner and sitting down will lead· to being served a meal· . the discriminative stimulus· in this example· is _____.

Answer 1

The discriminative stimulus in the example provided above is the lights that are turned on in the diner. A discriminative stimulus is where there is a presence of reinforcement with response in regards of a stimulus that is present. In which, the stimulus is the light turned on.