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1. An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing
effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event. Answer Motivating
Operations (MO)
2. Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant
behavior an it's controlling variables. Answer Contingency
3. Repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its effectiveness
and for this reason the rate of responses declines. Answer Satiation
4. A type of reinforcement in which the presentation of the stimulus
is contin- gent upon the response, resulting in an increase in the
future probability of that response Answer Positive Reinforcement
5. A type of reinforcement in which removal of a stimulus is
contingent on a response, resulting in an increase in the future
probability of that response. Answer - Negative Reinforcement
6. A type of punishment in which stimulus presentation is contingent
on a
response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that
response-
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Answer Positive Punishment
7. A type of punishment in which stimulus removal is contingent on
a response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that
response. Answer Negative Punishment
8. Increases motivation for something and increases likelihood you
will try to access that reinforcer Answer Establishing Operations (EO)
9. Decreases motivation for something and decreases likelihood you
will try to access that reinforcer Answer Abolishing Operations (AO)
10. A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will
be reinforced and in the absence of which that response will not be reinf
Answer Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
11. The tendency for the target behavior to occur in the presence
of the SD (b/c it was reinforced in the past) Answer Stimulus Control
(Discriminative Control)
12. Teach the child to respond to/tell the difference between
two (or more) SDs. Answer Discrimination Training
13. A specific method of teaching in which a task is isolated and
taught across multiple trials. A specific opportunity (antecedent) is
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded
A+
[Document subtitle]
Denning Muriithi [Date] [Course title]
, Contact for further consultation
1. An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing
effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event. Answer Motivating
Operations (MO)
2. Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant
behavior an it's controlling variables. Answer Contingency
3. Repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its effectiveness
and for this reason the rate of responses declines. Answer Satiation
4. A type of reinforcement in which the presentation of the stimulus
is contin- gent upon the response, resulting in an increase in the
future probability of that response Answer Positive Reinforcement
5. A type of reinforcement in which removal of a stimulus is
contingent on a response, resulting in an increase in the future
probability of that response. Answer - Negative Reinforcement
6. A type of punishment in which stimulus presentation is contingent
on a
response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that
response-
, Contact for further consultation
Answer Positive Punishment
7. A type of punishment in which stimulus removal is contingent on
a response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that
response. Answer Negative Punishment
8. Increases motivation for something and increases likelihood you
will try to access that reinforcer Answer Establishing Operations (EO)
9. Decreases motivation for something and decreases likelihood you
will try to access that reinforcer Answer Abolishing Operations (AO)
10. A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will
be reinforced and in the absence of which that response will not be reinf
Answer Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
11. The tendency for the target behavior to occur in the presence
of the SD (b/c it was reinforced in the past) Answer Stimulus Control
(Discriminative Control)
12. Teach the child to respond to/tell the difference between
two (or more) SDs. Answer Discrimination Training
13. A specific method of teaching in which a task is isolated and
taught across multiple trials. A specific opportunity (antecedent) is
