Sarah just adopted a puppy and is trying to train it to relieve itself in her yard and not in her living room. Eventually, Sarah is successful because she reinforces her puppy when it goes outside only. This example depicts ________.
A) generalization
B) discrimination
C) insight learning
D) shaping

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Sarah is using discrimination in her training by reinforcing the puppy's behavior only when it goes outside, teaching it to distinguish between where it is acceptable and not acceptable to relieve itself.

Sarah Just Adopted a Puppy and Is Trying to Train