Experience teaches Jill that she will most likely get away with cheating on exams in large classes. In this example, class size functions as a _______ for Jill.

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A discriminative stimulus signals the availability of reinforcement or punishment following a behavior. In this case, the large class size signals to Jill that cheating is likely to go undetected, thus acting as a discriminative stimulus for the behavior of cheating.

Experience Teaches Jill That She Will Most Likely Get Away