SPE 526 Mod: 5 Comp Check I Questions and
Answers 100% Correct | Updated 2025
John requested a chip from his teacher. After his teacher gave him the chip, his
teacher started to stare at him. John immediately said, "Thank you!" In this
scenario, teacher's stare is likely:
(HINT: Consider social worsening)
CEO-R
CEO-T
UEO
S DS DS D
CEO-R
Mary’s friends flatter her whenever she dances. However, when her friends are
not around, nobody flatters Mary when she dances. As a result, Mary doesn’t
dance when her friends are not with her. Based on this scenario, which statement
is correct?
Statement 1: Mary does not dance because there is an abolishing operation when
her friends are not around.
,Statement 2: Mary dances because there is an establishing operation when her
friends are around.
(HINT: Based on the scenario, the only source of reinforcement for Mary to dance
is her friends. In other words, only when her friends are around, she receives
reinforcement. Are her friends an SD that signals reinforcement or an EO that
increases the value of reinforcement?)
Neither statement is correct.
Both statements are correct.
Only statement 1 is correct.
Only statement 2 is correct.
Neither statement is correct.
Paul wanted to drink coke, so he grabbed a bottle of coke from the fridge.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t open the metal bottle cap, so he looked for a bottle
opener. After he opened the bottle, he took a glass and poured coke into the
glass. In relation to the response - getting a glass, coke is:
, (HINT: Does the coke signal the availability of a glass? Does the coke establish the
effectiveness of a conditioned reinforcer, a glass? Remember that S-delta and AO
abate behavior, did "getting a glass" happen?)
S^
AO
SD
EO
EO
Olivia went out for a hike on a hot day. She saw a sunshade over the sidewalk and
immediately sat down in the shade. Based on this scenario, select the best
answer.
If the hot temperature is an establishing operation in this scenario, it has an
evocative effect on the lower temperature under the sunshade. (HINT: Does an EO
evoke or establish the reinforcement value?)
If the hot temperature is an establishing operation in this scenario, it should evoke
the response, “sitting in the shade”, even without an SD. (HINT: How does one sit
in the shade when there is no shade around?)
Answers 100% Correct | Updated 2025
John requested a chip from his teacher. After his teacher gave him the chip, his
teacher started to stare at him. John immediately said, "Thank you!" In this
scenario, teacher's stare is likely:
(HINT: Consider social worsening)
CEO-R
CEO-T
UEO
S DS DS D
CEO-R
Mary’s friends flatter her whenever she dances. However, when her friends are
not around, nobody flatters Mary when she dances. As a result, Mary doesn’t
dance when her friends are not with her. Based on this scenario, which statement
is correct?
Statement 1: Mary does not dance because there is an abolishing operation when
her friends are not around.
,Statement 2: Mary dances because there is an establishing operation when her
friends are around.
(HINT: Based on the scenario, the only source of reinforcement for Mary to dance
is her friends. In other words, only when her friends are around, she receives
reinforcement. Are her friends an SD that signals reinforcement or an EO that
increases the value of reinforcement?)
Neither statement is correct.
Both statements are correct.
Only statement 1 is correct.
Only statement 2 is correct.
Neither statement is correct.
Paul wanted to drink coke, so he grabbed a bottle of coke from the fridge.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t open the metal bottle cap, so he looked for a bottle
opener. After he opened the bottle, he took a glass and poured coke into the
glass. In relation to the response - getting a glass, coke is:
, (HINT: Does the coke signal the availability of a glass? Does the coke establish the
effectiveness of a conditioned reinforcer, a glass? Remember that S-delta and AO
abate behavior, did "getting a glass" happen?)
S^
AO
SD
EO
EO
Olivia went out for a hike on a hot day. She saw a sunshade over the sidewalk and
immediately sat down in the shade. Based on this scenario, select the best
answer.
If the hot temperature is an establishing operation in this scenario, it has an
evocative effect on the lower temperature under the sunshade. (HINT: Does an EO
evoke or establish the reinforcement value?)
If the hot temperature is an establishing operation in this scenario, it should evoke
the response, “sitting in the shade”, even without an SD. (HINT: How does one sit
in the shade when there is no shade around?)
