Unit 6

Question 1

Value

Answer 1

If the consequence occurs now, how likely is it to be effective as reinforcement or punishment for that behavior?`

Question 2

Differential Availability

Answer 2

The contrast between an “available” and “unavailable” condition

Question 3

Motivating Operation

Answer 3

An antecedent condition, operation or stimulus that alters the effectiveness of a consequence and has a momentary effect on a dimension of behavior

Question 4

2 General Effects of MOs

Answer 4

Value-Altering Effect and Behavior-Altering Effect

Question 5

Value-altering effect

Answer 5

An alteration (increase or decrease) in the momentary effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher

Question 6

2 Value-altering effects of MOs

Answer 6

Establishing Effect Abolishing Effect

Question 7

Behavior-altering effectof MOs

Answer 7

An alteration in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced or punished by the stimulus that is altered in effectiveness by the same motivating operation

Question 8

2 Behavior-altering effects of MOs

Answer 8

Evoke behavior or Abate behavior

Question 9

Additional effects of MOs

Answer 9

Alter the effectiveness of SDs and widen or narrow the stimulus generalization gradient

Question 10

2 General types of MOs

Answer 10

Establishing Operations (EO) and Abolishing Operations(AO)

Question 11

2 Variables for classifying MOs

Answer 11

Provenance of the value-altering effect and the type of consequence whose value is altered

Question 12

Establishing operation(EO)

Answer 12

A motivating operation that Increases the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher and may evoke or abate behavior

Question 13

Abolishing operation(AO)

Answer 13

A motivating operation that decreases the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher and may evoke or abate behavior

Question 14

2 Effects of EOs related to Reinforcement

Answer 14

Reinforcer Establishing Effect and Evocative Effect

Question 15

2 Effects of AOs related to Reinforcement

Answer 15

Reinforcer Abolishing Effect and Abative Effect

Question 16

Conditioned Motivating Operations (CMOs) for Reinforcement

Answer 16

MOs that alter the effectiveness of reinforcers but only as a result of the individual organism’s history (are learned)

Question 17

2 General Types of CMOs for Reinforcement

Answer 17

Conditioned Establishing 
Operations for reinforcement 
and 
Conditioned Abolishing 
Operations for reinforcement