discriminative stimulus

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Noun discriminative stimulus has 1 sense

discriminative stimulus, cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do
--₁ is a kind of stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input

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Discriminative Stimulus

Definition: A discriminative stimulus refers to a specific cue or signal that influences behavior by indicating the availability of reinforcement or punishment in a particular context.

Examples

Noun:

The red traffic light serves as a discriminative stimulus, indicating to drivers that they should stop.
In a laboratory setting, a tone can be used as a discriminative stimulus to prompt a particular response from an animal.

Adjective:

During the training session, the discriminative stimulus response was repeatedly reinforced.
The discriminative stimulus training was effective in shaping the desired behavior.

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