ABA glossary
Discriminative stimulus for punishment
Also called SDp
Definition
A stimulus in whose presence a response has been punished and in whose absence it has not, so the response becomes less likely when the stimulus is present.
Example from a session
A teen curses less when a particular teacher, who has always given detention for cursing, is in the hallway.
Can you spot discriminative stimulus for punishment in a scenario?
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