Unit One

Question 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

Answer 1

Motivating operation

Question 2

Motivating operation that establishes the effectiveness of some stimulus object or event as a consequence (reinforcer or punisher)

Answer 2

Establishing Operation

Question 3

Motivating operation that decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus object or event as a consequence (reinforcer or punisher)

Answer 3

Abolishing operation

Question 4

An increase in the momentary frequency of

Answer 4

Evocative effect

Question 5

A decrease in the momentary frequency of behavior

Answer 5

Abative effect

Question 6

The effect of a stimulus on a specific response may be an eight due to the evolutionary history of that species

Answer 6

Phylogenic Provenance

Question 7

The effect of the stimulus on a specific response maybe learned due to the experiential history of the individual organism in the environment

Answer 7

Ontogenic provenance

Question 8

MO related to reinforcement

Answer 8

MO(SR)

Question 9

MO related to punishment

Answer 9

MO(SP)

Question 10

EO related to reinforcement

Answer 10

EO(SR)

Question 11

EO related to punishment

Answer 11

EO(SP)

Question 12

AO related to reinforcement

Answer 12

AO(SR)

Question 13

AO related to punishment

Answer 13

AO(SP)

Question 14

EO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 14

EO(SR+)

Question 15

EO related to negative reinforcement

Answer 15

EO(SR-)

Question 16

EO related to positive punishment

Answer 16

EO(SP+)

Question 17

EO related to negative punishment

Answer 17

EO(SP-)

Question 18

AO related to positive punishment

Answer 18

AO(SP+)

Question 19

AO related to negative punishment

Answer 19

AO(SP-)

Question 20

UEO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 20

UEO(SR+)

Question 21

CEO related to positive reinforcement

Answer 21

CEO(SR+)

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Condition motivating operations

Question 23

Acquire the properties of an EO through contingent pairing with UEOs in much the same way that stimuli become S’s through pairing

Answer 23

Surrogate CEO (CEO-S)

Question 24

Acquire the properties of an AO through contingent pairing with UAOs in much the same way that stimuli became S’s through pairing

Answer 24

Surrogate CAO (CAO-S)

Question 25

And event that establishes another stimulus as a necessary condition to complete the response that the first event evokes, and thus statuses that second stimulus as a reinforcer

Answer 25

Transitive CEO (CEO-T)

Question 26

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)

Answer 26

Transitive CAO (CAO-T)

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Reflexive CEO (CEO-R)

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Reflexive CAO (CAO-R)

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Threat CEO-R

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Threat CAO-R

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Promise CEO-R

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Promise CAO-R

Question 33

Behavior that terminates in aversive stimulus

Answer 33

Escape

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Avoidance

Question 35

A response terminates a warning stimulus

Answer 35

Signaled avoidance

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Warning stimulus

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Unsignaled avoidance

Question 38

The onset of painful stimulation establishes the reduction or offset of the stimulation as an effective form of reinforcement and evokes behavior that achieved such a reduction or offset

Answer 38

Negative reinforcement