There are two washing machines in your dorm.The one on the left always works;the one on the right is usually broken.You put your money only in the machine on the left.This is an example of:
A) stimulus generalization.
B) shaping.
C) stimulus discrimination.
D) external disinhibition.

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This scenario is an example of stimulus discrimination because the individual is able to distinguish between the two washing machines and only puts their money in the one on the left that works, while avoiding the one on the right that usually doesn't work. Stimulus generalization would occur if the individual also avoided other broken washing machines based on their experience with the one on the right. Shaping involves reinforcing behaviors that gradually approximate a desired behavior, which does not apply in this scenario. External disinhibition refers to the tendency to engage in impulsive or risky behaviors when in the presence of others who are doing the same, which is not applicable here.

There Are Two Washing Machines in Your Dorm