Little Baruti sees a four-legged creature that makes the noise,"Woof! Woof!" He points and says,"Dog!" His mother says,"Good,Baruti,good!" Skinner would propose that Baruti saying,"Dog!" is a _____ that comes under control of the stimulus,which is

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Baruti saying "Dog!" is a response that comes under the control of the stimulus, which in this case is the dog itself, not the reinforcement (his mother's praise). Skinner's behaviorism focuses on the stimulus-response relationship.

Little Baruti Sees a Four-Legged Creature That Makes the Noise,"Woof!