Children in a gymnastics class do many exercises, including some exercises that are done on individual mats. When the instructor blows a whistle twice, the children bring their mats and spread them in neat rows on the floor. The instructor's blowing the whistle twice is _____________.
A)the operant stimulus
B)stimulus discrimination
C)the discriminative stimulus
D)the operant discriminator

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The instructor blowing the whistle twice acts as a discriminative stimulus, signaling to the children that it's time to bring out their mats and spread them on the floor. This specific stimulus sets the occasion for a particular response (getting and spreading the mats) to be reinforced.

Children in a Gymnastics Class Do Many Exercises, Including Some