Unit 1

Question 1

An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event; and alters the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced or punished by that stimulus, object, or event.

Answer 1

Motivating operation

Question 2

A motivating operation that establishes the effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event as a consequence (reinforcer or punisher).

Answer 2

Establishing operation

Question 3

A motivating operation that decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event as a consequence (reinforcer or punisher).

Answer 3

Abolishing operation

Question 4

An increase in the momentary frequency of behavior.

Answer 4

Evocative effect

Question 5

A decrease in the momentary frequency of behavior.

Answer 5

Abative effect

Question 6

The effect of stimulus on a specific response may be innate, due to the evolutionary history of that species.

Answer 6

Phylogenic provenance

Question 7

The effect of the stimulus on a specific response may be learned, due to the experiential history of the individual organism in the environment.

Answer 7

Ontogenic provenance

Question 8

MO related to reinforcement

Answer 8

MO (SR)

Question 9

MO related to punishment

Answer 9

MO (SP)

Question 10

EO related to reinforcement

Answer 10

EO (SR)

Question 11

EO related to punishment

Answer 11

EO (SP)

Question 12

AO related to reinforcement

Answer 12

AO (SR)

Question 13

AO related to punishment

Answer 13

AO (SP)

Question 14

EO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 14

EO (SR+)

Question 15

EO related to negative reinforcement

Answer 15

EO (SR-)

Question 16

EO related to positive punishment

Answer 16

EO (SP+)

Question 17

EO related to negative punishment

Answer 17

EO (SP-)

Question 18

AO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 18

AO (SR+)

Question 19

AO related to negative reinforcement

Answer 19

AO (SR-)

Question 20

AO related to positive punishment

Answer 20

AO (SP+)

Question 21

AO related to negative punishment

Answer 21

AO (SP-)

Question 22

UEO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 22

UEO (SR+)

Question 23

CEO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 23

CEO (Sr+)

Question 24

A motivating operation whose value-altering effect depends on a learning history.

Answer 24

Condition motivating operations

Question 25

Acquire the properties of an EO through contingent pairing with UEOs in much the same way that stimuli become S (r)s through pairing.

Answer 25

Surrogate CEO

Question 26

Acquire the properties of an AO through contingent pairing with UAOs in much the same way that stimuli become S (r)s through pairing.

Answer 26

Surrogate CAO

Question 27

An event that establishes another stimulus as a necessary condition to complete the response that the first event evokes, and thus establishes that second stimulus as reinforcer.

Answer 27

Transitive CEO

Question 28

Decrease in the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer and abate behavior which is maintained by the reinforcer whose value has been lowered (decreased).

Answer 28

Transitive CAO

Question 29

Establishes its own termination as an effective form of negative reinforcement or punishment.

Answer 29

Reflexive CEO

Question 30

Abolishes its own termination as an effective form of negative reinforcement or punishment.

Answer 30

Reflexive CAO

Question 31

An EO for negative reinforcement; evokes avoidance behavior and evokes behavior that has resulted in its own termination in the past.

Answer 31

Threat CEO-R

Question 32

An AO for negative reinforcement; abates avoidance behavior and abated behavior that has resulted in its own termination in the past.

Answer 32

Threat CAO-R

Question 33

An EO for negative punishment; abates behavior that has resulted in its own termination in the past.

Answer 33

Promise CEO-R

Question 34

An AO for negative punishment; evokes behavior that has resulted in its own termination in the past.

Answer 34

Promise CAO-R

Question 35

Behavior that terminates an aversive stimulus.

Answer 35

Escape

Question 36

Terminates a "warning" stimulus; prevents or delays the onset of the aversive stimulus.

Answer 36

Avoidance

Question 37

a response terminates a warning stimulus

Answer 37

Signaled avoidance

Question 38

A conditioned aversive stimulus whose presence is correlated with the upcoming onset of an unconditioned aversive stimulus.

Answer 38

warning stimulus

Question 39

No clear warning stimulus, but a response can still delay or prevent the occurrence of the aversive event.

Answer 39

unsignaled avoidance

Question 40

the onset of painful stimulation establishes the reduction or offset of this stimulation as an effective form of reinforcement and evokes behavior that achieved such reduction or offset.

Answer 40

negative reinforcement