When the family dog licks the faces of the children in the family, they laugh and give the dog a treat. When the dog licks the faces of the parents, they scold the dog. As a result, the dog no longer licks the faces of the parents, but continues to lick the faces of the children. The parents’ faces would be an example of a(n)_________ for the dog licking their faces:​

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Answer:

S-delta

Explanation:

S-delta: The term "S-delta" can also be written as SD, and is defined as the stimulus due to which a particular behavior is not being reinforced because of its presence.

While conducting a discrimination training, an animal generally responds to a particular stimulus which seems similar to the S-delta, and finally, after a period the animal tends to stop responding to S-delta and it is being distinguished.

In the question above, the statement signifies the use of 'S-delta'.