In the peak shift effect, discrimination training results in a maximum response to:
A) the nonrewarded stimulus.
B) the rewarded stimulus.
C) a stimulus value that is closer to the nonreinforced stimulus value.
D) a stimulus value that is far away from the nonreinforced stimulus value.

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The peak shift effect occurs when discrimination training results in a maximum response to a stimulus that is further away from the nonreinforced (nonrewarded) stimulus than the original reinforced (rewarded) stimulus. This happens because the subject learns to avoid the nonrewarded stimulus and anything similar to it, thus shifting the peak of their response towards stimuli that differ more from the nonrewarded one.

In the Peak Shift Effect, Discrimination Training Results in a Maximum