Amelia tells an off-colour joke to her friends but not to her grandparents.Her audience represents the _____ in Skinner's three-term contingency.

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In Skinner's three-term contingency, the discriminative stimulus is the environmental cue or context that signals the availability of reinforcement for a particular behavior. Amelia's choice of audience (friends vs. grandparents) acts as the discriminative stimulus, influencing her decision to tell the joke.

Amelia Tells an Off-Colour Joke to Her Friends but Not