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

UEO^SR+

Answer 14

UEO related to positive reinforcement

Question 15

CEO^Sr+

Answer 15

CEO related to positive reinforcement

Question 16

Condition motivating operations

Answer 16

A motivating operation whose value-altering

effect depends on a learning history

Question 17

Surrogate CEO

Answer 17

Acquire the properties of an EO through
contingent pairing with UEOs in much the
same way that stimuli become Srs through
pairing.

Question 18

Surrogate CAO

Answer 18

Acquire the properties of an AO through
contingent pairing with UAOs in much the
same way that stimuli become Srs through
pairing.

Question 19

Transitive CEO

Answer 19

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 20

Transitive CAO

Answer 20

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 21

Reflexive CEO

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Reflexive CAO

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Threat CEO-R

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Threat CAO-R

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Promise CEO-R

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Promise CAO-R

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Escape

Answer 27

Behavior that terminates an aversive stimulus

Question 28

Avoidance

Answer 28

Terminates a "warning" stimulus, prevents r delays the onset of the aversive stimulus

Question 29

signaled avoidance

Answer 29

a response terminates a warning stimulus

Question 30

warning stimulus

Answer 30

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

Question 31

unsignaled avoidance

Answer 31

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

Question 32

negative reinforcement

Answer 32

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.