B12 Define & Provide Examples of MOs Part 1

Question 1

Examples of UMOs for punishing stimuli include

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A decrease in temperature of water to the point of extreme cold and an increase in pain to the point that it could not get any worse.

Question 2

A MO is always

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An antecedent

Question 3

With respect to a particular behavior at a given time, the behavior-altering effect of an MO has

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An evocative or abative effect

Question 4

The unlearned aspect of a UMO is

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The value-altering effect

Question 5

A value-altering effect that decreases the value of a stimulus, object, or event as a reinforcer

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Is an abolishing operation

Question 6

With respect to two or more different behaviors at a given time, the behavior-altering effect can have

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An evocative effect, abative effect, or both

Question 7

An MO for punishment

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Alters the effectiveness of something as a punisher

Question 8

Which is an example of a UMO?

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An increase in painful stimulation

Question 9

Examples of UMOs for unpleasant sensations as punishers include

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An increase in pain and an increase in uncomfortably hot temperatures

Question 10

An MO’s behavior-altering effect could result in an increase of decrease in the

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Current frequency of a behavior

Question 11

An MO for punishment

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All the above:
Is an environmental variable
Is an object, event, or stimulus
Alters the effectiveness of something as a punisher

Question 12

A value-altering effect that increases the value of a stimulus, object, or event as a reinforcer

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Is an establishing operation

Question 13

The value-altering effect of an MO

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Could refer to an increase or a decrease in the value of the reinforcer

Question 14

“Value-altering” refers to the value of the

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Reinforcer

Question 15

You are lying in a hammock in the shade. The temperature is perfect the entire time. After an hour you go for a swim. Going for a swim may be a result of

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A UMO of activity deprivation

Question 16

Which of the following is a UMO for pain as a punisher?

Answer 16

An increase in pain

Question 17

Which is an example of a UMO?

Answer 17

All the above:
Activity deprivation
An increase in painful stimulation
Food deprivation

Question 18

MOs can be classified as

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UMOs of CMOs

Question 19

A UMO

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Increases or decreases the value of a primary reinforcer.

Question 20

An MO’s behavior-altering effect could result in an increase or decrease in the

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All the above:

Current frequency, duration, or latency of a behavior