Psychologists symbolize a discriminative stimulus that precedes reinforced responses as _____, while discriminative stimuli that precede unrewarded responses are symbolized as _____.
A)S+; S-
B)US; CS
C)D+; D-
D)CS; US

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Psychologists typically symbolize discriminative stimuli that precede reinforced responses as S+ (S plus) and the discriminative stimuli that precede unrewarded responses as S- (S minus). Option A correctly represents these symbols. Option B uses the symbols for classical conditioning (US- Unconditioned Stimulus and CS- Conditioned Stimulus) instead. Option C uses symbols used in operant conditioning to represent different schedules of reinforcement. Option D incorrectly reverses the order of symbols, with CS representing the discriminative stimulus for reinforced responses and US representing the stimulus that follows or accompanies the reinforced response.

Psychologists Symbolize a Discriminative Stimulus That Precedes Reinforced Responses as _____