Which term in the three-term contingency refers to the context in which behaviour occurs?

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The term in the three-term contingency that refers to the context in which behavior occurs is the discriminative stimulus. This is because it signals to the organism that a particular behavior will be reinforced or punished in that specific context. The other options - reinforcement, generalization, and extinction - refer to the consequences of the behavior and not the context in which it occurs.

Which Term in the Three-Term Contingency Refers to the Context