On your cell phone, you have one ring tone for people you want to speak to, one ring tone for people you do not want to speak to, and another ring tone for calls from strangers. In fact, anyone can clearly observe that you show different telephone answering behaviors in response to these different ring tones. Thus, these ring tones serve as
A)primary reinforcers.
B)cognitive maps.
C)unconditioned stimuli.
D)discriminative stimuli.

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Discriminative stimuli are cues that signal whether a particular response will lead to a specific outcome. In this scenario, the different ring tones signal whether the incoming call is from someone you want to speak to, someone you do not want to speak to, or a stranger, thus affecting your telephone answering behavior.

On Your Cell Phone, You Have One Ring Tone for People