When a child is taught to perform a certain behavior in the presence of certain specific stimuli, and not in the presence of other stimuli, this procedure is called.

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This procedure is called stimulus discrimination learning, as the child is learning to discriminate between the specific stimuli in which the behavior should be performed and other stimuli in which it should not be performed. Discrete trial training (A) refers to a teaching method that breaks down complex skills into smaller, more manageable steps. Controlling stimulus training (B) is not a commonly used term in behavior analysis. Conditioned stimulus learning (C) refers to the process of learning to respond to a neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) as though it were a meaningful stimulus (unconditioned stimulus) due to repeated pairing.

When a Child Is Taught to Perform a Certain Behavior