Shelley has noticed that if her dad is in good mood, he will usually praise her for working on her homework in the evening. If he isn't in a good mood, he doesn't do this. Based on the principles of operant conditioning, the mood of Shelley's dad signals when he will praise her for her homework and this is considered to be a(n) ______.
A)antecedent
B)punishment
C)conditioned stimulus
D)consequence

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The mood of Shelley's dad acts as an antecedent in this scenario because it comes before the behavior (Shelley working on her homework) and signals when a certain consequence (praise) is likely to follow, fitting the definition of an antecedent in operant conditioning.

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