Which of the following is an example of stimulus discriminat

Which of the following is an example of stimulus discrimination?

a. conditioned to associate a bell ringing with food, drooling when the bell rings

b. conditioned to drool only when food is paired with a bell

c. conditioned to drool when a bell rings and being able to tell the difference between the sound of a ringing bell and the sound of a whistle

d. conditioned to tell the difference between the sound of the bell and the taste of the food

Solution

The correct answer is: conditioned to drool when a bell rings and being able to tell the difference between the sound of a ringing bell and the sound of a whistle.

Reason: In this case the boy will drool only when the bell rings and not when the whistle blows.So, he is able to discriminate between the two stimulus and react accordingly.