Unit 4 Flashcards
sequence of responses that occur in a particular order
behavior chain
in a behavior chain, what reinforces each response in the chain?
stimulus changes
a stimulus which increases the future frequency of a response class that has preceded its onset. It also decreases the future frequency of a response class that has preceded its offset. It can also abate responses that terminate it. May elicit smooth muscle and gland responses.
appetitive stimulus
an aversive stimulus is an
omnibus term
an appetitive stimulus is an
omnibus term
A stimulus which evokes a response that! terminates it. It also decreases the future frequency ! of a response class that has preceded its onset. It may elicit smooth muscle and gland responses. Finally, it increases the future rate of a response class that has preceded its offset. This is a(n):
aversive stimulus
I cut my finger with a knife. Upon seeing that my ! finger is bleeding, I look for a bandage in my ! medicine cabinet instead of the refrigerator. In ! relation to looking for a bandage, the ! refrigerator is functioning as a(n):
SΔ
I cut my finger with a knife. Upon seeing that my ! finger is bleeding, I look for a bandage in my ! medicine cabinet. In relation to looking for a ! bandage, the medicine cabinet is functioning as a(n):
SD
I cut my finger with a knife. After putting on a ! bandage, I take some medicine for the pain and! it subsides. In relation to the pain subsiding, the pain is functioning as a(n):
EO
I cut my finger with a knife. Upon seeing that my! finger is bleeding, I start looking for a bandage.! In relation to the bandage, seeing that my finger ! was bleeding is functioning as a(n):
EO
In the past, Anna has smoked a cigar after drinking a! cup of coffee. She drinks a cup of coffee and starts ! smoking a cigar when her new boyfriend starts telling ! her how bad smoking is for your health. She throws ! away her cigar and her boyfriend stops talking about ! smoking. In this case, hearing her boyfriend telling her ! about smoking risks is functioning as a(n):!
EO
In the past, Anna has smoked a cigar after drinking! a cup of coffee. This time however, she finishes a ! cup of coffee and does not smoke a cigar because ! she is with a friend that has nagged at her for ! smoking. In this example, the presence of her friend ! is functioning as a(n):
SDP
n the past, Anna has smoked a cigar after drinking! a cup of coffee. This time however, she finishes ! drinking a cup of coffee and she does not look for a ! cigar because she did not bring her cigar box. In ! this example, the absence of the cigar box is ! functioning as a(n):
SΔ
In the past, Anna has smoked a cigar after drinking! a cup of coffee. When she finishes drinking a cup ! of coffee, she takes out her cigar and takes a ! lighter out of her purse. In relation to looking for the ! lighter, her purse functioned as a(n):
SD
n the past, Anna has smoked a cigar after drinking ! a cup of coffee. When she finishes drinking a cup of ! coffee, she takes out her cigar and gets a lighter ! out of her purse. In relation to finding the lighter, the ! sight of the cigar is functioning as a(n):
EO
In the past, Anna has smoked a cigar after ! drinking a cup of coffee. As a result, when she ! drinks a cup of coffee she starts looking for a ! cigar to smoke. In this example, drinking a cup ! of coffee is functioning as a(n):
EO