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discriminative response
discriminative response A discriminative response is an action made selectively, only when a stimulus matches a required condition rather than on every trial.
A discriminative response is an action made selectively, only when a stimulus matches a required condition rather than on every trial. In the study context, it meant responding only to a moving stimulus headed toward a pre-defined target area, adding a decision about whether to act.