Motivating Operations Flashcards
Abative Effect
a decrease in the current frequency of a behavior reinforced by a stimulus
Abolishing Operation (AO)
temporarily decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and decreases the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by a stimulus
Behavior-altering effect
alters the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by a stimulus
increase in frequency by an evocative effect; decrease in frequency by an abative effect
Conditioned Motivating Operation (CMO)
a motivating operation whose value- altering effects depend on a learning history
Establishing Operation (EO)
temporarily increases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and decreases the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by a stimulus
Evocative effect
an increase in the current frequency of behavior reinforced by a stimulus
Function- altering effect
a change in an organism’s repertoire of MO, stimulus, and response relations, caused by reinforcement, punishment, an extinction procedure or recovery from a punishment procedure
Motivating Operation (MO)
an environmental variable that alters the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of a stimulus, object or event; and alters the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced or punished by that stimulus, object , or event
Reflexive Conditioned Motivating Operation (CMO-R)
a stimulus that acquires motivating properties by preceding some form of worsening or improvement
Reinforcer- abolishing effect
A decrease in the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event caused by a MO
Reinforcer- establishing effect
an increase in the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event caused by a MO
Surrogate Conditioned Motivating Operation (CMO-S)
a stimulus paired with another motivating operation that has the same value and behavior- altering effects as that MO
Transitive Conditioned Motivating Operation (CMO-T)
a stimulus in the context of which the value of another stimulus is altered as well as behaviors that have been reinforced by that other stimulus
Unconditioned Motivating Operation (UMO)
a motivating operation whose value altering effect does not depend on a learning history
Value- altering effect
alters the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer
increase in effectiveness by an EO; decrease in effectiveness by AO
