Jess has a desk right next to her manager's office. Whenever her manager is in his office, Jess makes sure that she works hard at her computer. However, if the manager is away from his office she often works much more slowly and takes more breaks. In this case, the manager being in his office is acting as

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The manager being in his office is acting as a discriminative stimulus for working hard. This means that Jess has learned through experience that the presence of her manager signals that she should work harder, and the absence of her manager signals that she can work at a slower pace.

Jess Has a Desk Right Next to Her Manager's Office