Terms

Question 1

a motivating operation the decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object or event. i.e. food is no longer reinforcing because the child just ate lunch

Answer 1

Abolishing operation

Question 2

an environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behaviour of interest

Answer 2

antecedent

Question 3

An outcome or result that appears to exist because of the way it is measured but in fact does not correspond to what actually occurred

Answer 3

artifact

Question 4

a secondary verbal operant in which some aspect of a speaker’s own verbal behaviour functions as an SD or an MO for additional speaker verbal behaviour

Answer 4

autoclitic

Question 5

punishment that occurs independent of the social mediation of others

Answer 5

automatic punishment

Question 6

reinforcement that occurs independent of the social mediation of others

Answer 6

automatic reinforcement

Question 7

behaviour is modified by its consequences regardless of the person’s awareness or not

Answer 7

automaticity of reinforcement

Question 8

an unpleasant or noxious stimulus

Answer 8

aversive stimulus

Question 9

a stimulus change that functions to a) evoke a behaviour that has terminated it in the past b) as a punisher when presented following behaviour c) as a reinforce when withdrawn following behaviour

Answer 9

aversive stimulus

Question 10

a contingency in which a response prevents or postpones the presentation of a stimulus

Answer 10

avoidance contingency

Question 11

tangible objects, activities that serve as reinforcers and that can be purchased

Answer 11

backup reinforcers