Unit 6

Question 1

Stimulus control

Answer 1

A condition when some dimension of a response differs in the presence and absence of a designated stimulus

Question 2

Discriminative stimulus

Answer 2

A stimulus that evokes responding due to a history of differential reinforcement

Question 3

Stimulus delta

Answer 3

A stimulus present when responding is not reinforced

Question 4

Simple discrimination

Answer 4

A single dimension of one stimulus, defines the SD

Question 5

Conditional discrimination

Answer 5

2+ dimensions of one stimulus, or of 2+ separate stimuli, define the SD

Question 6

Stimulus generalization

Answer 6

Tendency of a learned response to occur in the presence of stimuli, not present during training, but are similar to the SD that was present

Question 7

Conditioned motivating operation (CMO)

Answer 7

A MO that is dependent on a prior learning hx

Question 8

Unconditioned motivating operation (UMO)

Answer 8

A motivating operation that is not dependent on a prior learning hx