Researchers have found that children of parents with alcoholism learn to predict the parents' behavioral tendencies. For example, when a child interacts with a parent and detects the smell of alcohol, the child knows that the parent will not prepare a meal; when the child detects no alcohol, the child knows that the parent will prepare a meal and perform other parental functions. Alcohol is therefore a _______ in a _______ discrimination.

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Alcohol is a feature in a feature-negative discrimination because its presence predicts the absence of certain behaviors (e.g., preparing a meal).

Researchers Have Found That Children of Parents with Alcoholism Learn