You are driving down the freeway rather quickly because you are late for a meeting, but you notice a police car parked on the side of the freeway. You quickly apply the brakes and slow down to the speed limit. In this instance, the police car represents a
A)negative reinforcer
B)primary stimulus
C)discriminative stimulus
D)positive reinforcer

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The police car acts as a discriminative stimulus, signaling that slowing down can avoid a negative consequence (such as a speeding ticket), thus modifying behavior in the presence of this specific stimulus.

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