B12 Define & Provide Examples of MOs Part 3

Question 1

A child walks into a kitchen with mom sitting at the table… most likely, saying “cookie” is

Answer 1

Cannot determine

Question 2

You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. The blurry words could have an

Answer 2

All the above:
Abative effect on requesting additional reading material.
Evocative effect on looking for glasses.
Abative effect on reading.
Are an MO for your eyeglasses.
Are an EO for your eyeglasses.
Are an AO for being handed an additional book.

Question 3

A stimulus (a) in the presence of which a particular behavior has been previously reinforced AND (b) in the absence of which a particular behavior has not been reinforced, requires

Answer 3

Both a and b to define an SD

Question 4

A child with autism… with respect to requesting the mat, it sitting in the corner is

Answer 4

An SD

Question 5

A child with autism… the teacher’s presence is

Answer 5

An SD

Question 6

An MO

Answer 6

Alters the reinforcing value of an object, event, or stimulus

Question 7

You are teaching a hungry child to say “fork”. You place a plate of food in front of her, but no fork. With respect to saying “fork”, hunger is

Answer 7

an UMO

Question 8

You are teaching a hungry child to say “fork”. You place a plate of food in front of her, but no fork. With respect to saying “fork” the food with no fork is

Answer 8

a CMO-T

Question 9

A plate of food and no fork is placed in front of a hungry child. If she says “fork” you give her a fork. If you are not present, there is no one else to give her a fork. You are

Answer 9

an SD

Question 10

You are driving down a stretch of highway… with respect to looking at the speedometer, the billboard is

Answer 10

a CMO-T

Question 11

A toddler ignores a toy until a peer begins to play with it; then the toddler approaches Mary. With respect to this approach, Mary playing with the toy is

Answer 11

a CMO-T

Question 12

A child walks into a kitchen, no people around. Most likely saying “cookie” is under

Answer 12

Is under food deprivation as an MO

Question 13

You are driving down the highway low on gas… with respect to taking the exit, your gas gauge pointing toward empty is

Answer 13

A CMO-T

Question 14

You are driving down the road and see police lights in your rear-view mirror. With respect to pulling over, the police lights are

Answer 14

an MO

Question 15

You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry… You say “please pass my glasses.” Most likely,

Answer 15

Your spouse and the glasses sitting beside your spouse make up an Sd for requesting glasses.

Question 16

An SD

Answer 16

All the above:
If absent, indicates that reinforcement is not available.
Informs the organism whether or not a response at a particular time will result in reinforcement.
Indicates the availability of reinforcement.

Question 17

For a stimulus to be an SD, in its absence the behavior

Answer 17

Is not followed by a consequence that would have reinforcing value at the time.

Question 18

You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry… You say “please pass my glasses.” Most likely,

Answer 18

Your spouse and the glasses sitting beside your spouse are having an evocative effect on requesting glasses.

Question 19

An SD

Answer 19

Indicates the availability of reinforcement