An event that informs an organism that if a particular response is made, reinforcement will follow.
a stimulus that provides information about what to do
a cue for the behavior to occur
order by term] level: Comprehensive (3) An antecedent that reliably predicts what reinforcement or nonreinforcement will follow a particular behavior.
A stimulus that precedes a behavior, signaling that a specific response will be reinforced if emitted correctly. The result is that the stimulus will consistently elicit that particular response.