A thumbtack stuck in a bulletin board several feet away is less likely to affect your behavior than a thumbtack placed on the chair on which you are sitting. Even though both examples involve a thumbtack, the second is more likely to qualify as a ________.
A) stimulus
B) contiguous relation
C) contingency
D) response

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In psychology, a stimulus is any object, situation, or event that elicits a response from an organism. In this case, the thumbtack on the chair on which the person is sitting is more likely to elicit a response and influence behavior than the thumbtack on the bulletin board several feet away. The other options are not as applicable in this scenario.

A Thumbtack Stuck in a Bulletin Board Several Feet Away