You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of ________.

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This is an example of stimulus discrimination because you are able to differentiate between the smell of your favorite cake, which elicits a positive response (salivation), and the unpleasant smell of a dirty diaper, which does not trigger the same response. Stimulus discrimination involves the ability to distinguish between similar stimuli and respond only to the specific stimulus that is associated with a particular response.

You Begin to Salivate When You Smell Your Favorite Cake