Six-year-old Sam asks only his father if he can stay up past his bedtime and never asks his mother.Which term could be used to describe Sam's father

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Sam's father is a discriminative stimulus because he is the only one who can provide the specific response (permission to stay up past bedtime) that Sam desires. Sam has learned through past experiences that his mother will not provide the same response, so he does not ask her.

Six-Year-Old Sam Asks Only His Father If He Can Stay