Unit 1

Question 1

Motivating operation

Answer 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

Question 2

Establishing operation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Abolishing operation

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Evocative effect

Answer 4

An increase in the momentary frequency of behavior.

Question 5

Abative effect

Answer 5

A decrease in the momentary frequency of behavior.

Question 6

Phylogenic provenance

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Ontogenic provenance

Answer 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.

Question 8

MO^SR

Answer 8

MO related to reinforcement

Question 9

MO^SP

Answer 9

MO related to punishment

Question 10

EO^SR

Answer 10

EO related to reinforcement

Question 11

EO^SP

Answer 11

EO related to punishment

Question 12

AO^SR

Answer 12

AO related to reinforcement

Question 13

AO^SP

Answer 13

AO related to punishment

Question 14

EO^SR+

Answer 14

EO related to positive reinforcement

Question 15

EO^SR-

Answer 15

EO related to negative reinforcement

Question 16

EO^SP+

Answer 16

EO related to positive punishment

Question 17

EO^SP-

Answer 17

EO related to negative punhishment

Question 18

AO^SR+

Answer 18

AO related to positive reinforcement

Question 19

AO^SR-

Answer 19

AO related to negative reinforcement

Question 20

AO^SP+

Answer 20

AO related to positive punishment

Question 21

AO^SP-

Answer 21

AO related to negative punishment

Question 22

UEO^SR+

Answer 22

UEO related to positive reinforcement

Question 23

CEO^Sr+

Answer 23

CEO related to positive reinforcement

Question 24

Conditioned Motivating Operations

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Surrogate CEO

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Surrogate CAO

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Transitive CEO

Answer 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 a reinforcer

Question 28

Transitive CAO

Answer 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)

Question 29

Reflexive CEO

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Reflexive CAO

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Threat CEO-R

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Threat CAO-R

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Promise CEO-R

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Promise CAO-R

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Escape

Answer 35

Behavior that terminates an aversive stimulus

Question 36

Avoidance

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Signaled avoidance

Answer 37

A response that terminates a warning stimulus

Question 38

Warning stimulus

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Unsignaled avoidance

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Negative reinforcement

Answer 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

Question 41

EOs for punishment do 2 main things

Answer 41

1. Abate behavior (the dimension-altering effect) | 2. Establish the effectiveness of the consequence as a punisher (the value-altering effect)

Question 42

EOs for reinforcement do 2 main things

Answer 42

1. Evoke behavior (the dimension-altering effect) | 2. Establish the effectiveness of the consequence as a reinforcer (the value-altering effect)

Question 43

AOs for reinforcement do 2 main things

Answer 43

1. Abate behavior (the dimension-altering effect) | 2. Abolish the effectiveness of the consequence as a reinforcer (the value-altering effect)

Question 44

AOs for punishment do 2 main things

Answer 44

1. Evoke behavior (the dimension-altering effect) | 2. Abolish the effectiveness of the consequence as a punisher (the value-altering effect)