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The two most general types of Motivating Operations are: A. Abative and evocative B. Abolishing and establishing C. Abolishing and abative D. Establishing and evocative |
B. Abolishing and establishing |
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What effect does an MO have on Bx? A. Alters the value of a consequence B. Elicits a response C. Evokes or abates bx D. Increases or decreases the value of bx E. Strengthens or weakens bx |
C. Evokes or abates bx |
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What is the term used for an EO whose value-altering effect on a consequence is of ontogenic provenance? A. Conditioned EO B. Unconditioned EO |
A. Conditioned EO |
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When an EOSR increases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer we are referring to its: A. Reinforcer abolishing effect B. Reinforcer abative effect C. Reinforcer establishing effect D. Reinforcer evocative effect |
C. Reinforcer establishing effect |
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The two effects of EOs related to reinforcement are: A. Abolishing and abative effects B. Abolishing and evocative effects C. Establishing and abative effects D. Establishing and evocative effects |
D. Establishing and evocative effects |
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What effect does an AO related to reinforcement have on bx? A. Abates bx B. Decreases the value of the bx C. Evokes bx D. Increases the value of bx |
A. Abates bx |
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What is the value-altering effect of an AO related to reinforcement? A. Abates bx B. Decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of reinforcement C. Decreases the value of the bx D. Increases the value of the bx |
B. Decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of reinforcement |
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The two effects of AOs related to reinforcement are: A. Abolishing and abative B. Abolishing and evocative C. Establishing and abative D. Establishing and evocative |
D. Establishing and evocative |
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What type of MO has establishing and evocative effects? A. EOsr B. AOsr C. EOsp D. AOsp |
A. EOsr |
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What type of MO has abolishing and abative effects? A. EOsr B. AOsr C. EOsp D. AOsp |
B. AOsr |
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What effect does an EO related to punishment have on behavior? A. Abates bx B. Decreases the value of bx C. Evokes bx D. Increases the value of bx |
A. Abates bx |
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What is the value-altering effect of an EO related to punishment? A. Abates bx B. Decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of punishment C. Decreases the value of bx D. Increases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of punishment |
D. Increases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of punishment |
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What is the value-altering effect of a headache? A. Abates bx that has been punished by hearing a scream in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a scream as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by hearing a scream in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a scream as a form of punishment |
D. Increases the effectiveness of a scream as a form of punishment |
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What effect does a headache have on bx? A. Abates bx that has been punished by hearing a scream in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a scream as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by hearing a scream in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a scream as a form of punishment |
A. Abates bx that has been punished by hearing a scream in the past |
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What is the value altering effect of taking LSD? A. Abates bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment |
D. Increases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment |
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What likely effect does taking LSD have on behavior? A. Abates bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment |
A. Abates bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past |
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The two effects of EOs related to punishment are: A. Abolishing and abative B. Abolishing and evocative C. Establishing and abative D. Establishing and evocative |
C. Establishing and abative |
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What effect does an AO related to punishment have on bx? A. Abates bx B. Decreases the value of bx C. Evokes bx D. increases the value of bx |
C. Evokes bx |
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What is the value-altering effect of an AO related to punishment? A. Abates bx B. Decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of punishment C. Decreases the value of bx D. Increases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of punishment |
B. Decreases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a form of punishment |
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What is the value altering effect of Morphine? A. Abates bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment |
B. Decreases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment |
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What effect does Morphine have on bx? A. Abates bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of electric shock as a form of punishment |
C. Evokes bx that has been punished by electric shock in the past |
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What is the value altering effect of lousy stuff at the point store? A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
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What effect does lousy stuff at the point store have on bx? A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past |
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The two effects of AOs related to punishment are: A. Abolishing and abative B. Abolishing and evocative C. Establishing and abative D. Establishing and evocative |
B. Abolishing and evocative |
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What type of MO has abolishing and abative effects? A. EOsr B. AOsr C. EOsp D. AOsp |
B. AOsr |
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What type of MO has abolishing and evocative effects? A. EOsr B. AOsr C. EOsp D. AOsp |
D. AOsp |
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What type of MO has establishing and abative effects? A. EOsr B. AOsr C. EOsp D. AOsp |
C. EOsp |
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What type of MO has establishing and evocative effects? A. EOsr B. AOsr C. EOsp D. AOsp |
A. EOsr |
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How do CMO's acquire their effects? A. Through phylogenic provenance B. Through ontogenic provenance C. Through evolutionary history of the species |
B. Through ontogenic provenance |
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Which of the following is not a general type of CMO? A. Reflexive B. Surrogate C. Symmetric D. Transitive |
C. Symmetric |
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The sight of the server which evoked asking for a pair of chopsticks functioned as a(n): A. CAO-T B. CEO-T C. Sd D. CEO-R |
C. Sd |
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The sight of the sashimi which evoked asking for a pair of chopsticks functioned as a(n): A. CAO-T B. CEO-T C. Sd D. CEO-R |
B. CEO-T |
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The sight of the slotted screw which evoked asking for a flat-head screwdriver functioned as a(n): A. CAO-T B. CEO-T C. Sd D. CEO-R |
B. CEO-T |
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The sight of the assistant which evoked asking for a flat-head screwdriver functioned as a(n): A. CAO-T B. CEO-T C. Sd D. CEO-R |
C. Sd |
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Which of the following is not a type of reflexive MO? A. Escape CMO-R B. Promise CMO-R C. Threat CMO-R |
A. Escape CMO-R |
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Open an umbrella when it is raining on you. Escape or avoidance? A. Escape B. Avoidance |
A. Escape |
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You see that it is raining and you open an umbrella before going outside. Escape or avoidance? A. Escape B. Avoidance |
B. Avoidance |
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*Joe is the behaver. Joe punched Jose in the stomach right after Jose told him it was time for group therapy. Other staff placed him in the seclusion room and he did not attend group therapy. Escape or avoidance? A. Escape B. Avoidance |
B. Avoidance |
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Rose spent 6 hours at the beach and did not wear sunscreen. She got a major sunburn. She applies aloe gel which relieves the pain. Escape or avoidance? A. Escape B. Avoidance |
A. Escape |
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Danette pays her bills as soon as she gets them. She does not get late charges or bad credit Escape or avoidance? A. Escape B. Avoidance |
B. Avoidance |
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Morgan plays and goofs off while at work. His boss, Jane, walks around to monitor all the workers about once an hour. She has reprimanded him before for goofing off during work hours. Nearly an hour has passed since the last time she came by, and Morgan stops goofing off and starts working. Escape or avoidance? A. Escape B. Avoidance |
B. Avoidance |
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What type of avoidance? Opening an umbrella before going outside when you see that it is raining is an example of: A. Signaled avoidance B. Unsignaled avoidance |
A. Signaled avoidance |
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What type of avoidance? Joe punched Jose in the stomach right after Jose told him it was time for group therapy. Other staff placed him in the seclusion room and he did not attend group therapy. A. Signaled avoidance B. Unsignaled avoidance |
A. Signaled avoidance |
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What type of avoidance? Sally has been exceeding the speed limit on the interstate highway for 15 minutes and has not seen the police. However, all of a sudden, she slows down to the speed limit. A. Signaled avoidance B. Unsignaled avoidance |
B. Unsignaled avoidance |
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What type of avoidance? Danette pays her bills as soon as she gets them. She does not get late charges or bad credit. A. Signaled avoidance B. Unsignaled avoidance |
A. Signaled avoidance |
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What type of avoidance? Morgan plays and goofs off while at work. His boss, Jane, walks around to monitor all the workers about once an hour. She has reprimanded him before for goofing off during work hours. Nearly an hour has passed since the last time she came by, and Morgan stops goofing off and starts working. A. Signaled avoidance B. Unsignaled avoidance |
B. Unsignaled avoidance |
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The shock offset is likely to function as: A. Sd for Sr- B. UEO for Sr- C. Negative reinforcement D. Escape extinction |
C. Negative reinforcement |
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The shock onset which evokes the lever press is likely to function as: A. Sd for Sr- B. Sdp C. UEO for Sr- D. Positive punishment E. Negative reinforcement |
C. UEO for Sr- |
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What is the effect of onset of painful stimulation on bx? A. Evokes escape bx B. Increases the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer C. Increases value of the escape bx |
A. Evokes escape bx |
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What is the value-altering effect of onset of painful stimulation? A. Evokes escape bx B. Increases the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer C. Increases value of the escape bx |
B. Increases the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer |
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What is the effect of pain offset as an antecedent on bx? A. Abates escape bx B. Decreases the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer C. Decreases value of the escape bx |
A. Abates escape bx |
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What is the value-altering effect of pain offset as an antecedent? A. Abates escape bx B. Decreases the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer C. Decreases value of the escape bx |
B. Decreases the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer |
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Meg threatens Joe saying 'If you do not give me all of your baseball cards this very minute, I am going to whoop your tail'. Joe immediately gets all his cards out of his briefcase and turns them over to Meg. In relation to Joe immediately turning over his cards, Meg's statement functions as a(n): A. Sd B. Sdp C. UEO D. CEO-R |
D. CEO-R |
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If the reinforcer in the previous example (Joe/Meg baseball cards) is that the threat is removed and the whooping is avoided, what would be the extinction condition? A. Meg doesn't threaten him in the first place B. The threat is not removed C. Meg walks away and leaves him alone D. Meg grabs his baseball cards and runs |
B. The threat is not removed |
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What effect does the actual whooping have on turning over the cards? A. Increases the future frequency of turning over cards B. Decreases the future frequency of turning over cards C. Evokes turning over cards D. Abates turning over cards |
C. Evokes turning over cards |
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In relation to turning over the cards bx, how does the whooping functions? A. Sdp B. Sr- C. Sp+ D. UEO |
D. UEO |
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Given that the whooping is the UEO that evokes turning over cards, what maintains turning over cards? A. Joe gets to keep his baseball cards B. Meg thanks Joe C. Termination of whooping D. Avoidance of threat |
C. Termination of whooping |
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If whooping were punishment for turning over cards, what effect would it have? A. Increase future frequency of turning over cards B. Decrease future frequency of turning over cards C. Evokes bx D. Abates bx |
B. Decrease future frequency of turning over cards |
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What effect does the threat have on turning over cards? A. Increase future frequency of turning over cards B. Decrease future frequency of turning over cards C. Evokes bx D. Abates bx |
C. Evokes bx |
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If the threat were an Sdp, what effect would it have on turning over cards? A. Increase future frequency of turning over cards B. Decrease future frequency of turning over cards C. Evokes bx D. Abates bx |
D. Abates bx |
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Given that the threat evokes turning over cards, what maintains turning over cards? A. Meg whoops Joe B. Meg stops threatening and does not whoop Joe C. Meg doesn't get Joe's baseball cards D. Meg kisses Joe |
B. Meg stops threatening and does not whoop Joe |
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The case of my sister, the split pea soup, the demand, "Take a bite!" and the pinch. The pinch that evoked taking a bite functioned as: A. Sd B. Sdp C. UEO D. CEO-R E. Punishment |
C. UEO |
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My sister saying 'Take a bite', which evoked taking a bite, functioned as: A. Sd B. Sdp C. UEO D. CEO-R E. Punishment |
D. CEO-R |
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When I take a bite, she lets go. In relation to taking a bite, letting go functions as: A. AO B. EO C. Negative reinforcement D. Punishment E. Sd |
C. Negative reinforcement |
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The story of Bobby, his meowing, the flickering lights and the blindfold. In relation to hair-pulling and biting, the flickering lights functioned as: A. An AO B. An EO C. An Sd D. An Sdp E. Positive punishment F. Negative reinforcement |
B. An EO |
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What type of EO were the flickering lights? A. CEO-S B. CEO-T C. Promise CEO-R D. Threat CEO-R E. UEO |
D. Threat CEO-R |
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What is likely to function as the UEO in Bobby's case? A. The staff demands B. The seizures C. The blindfold D. The flickering lights |
B. The seizures |
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In relation to the increase in stereotypic vocalizations, putting on the blindfold functioned as: A. An AO B. An EO C. Positive punishment D. Positive reinforcement E. Negative reinforcement |
E. Negative reinforcement |
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When the blindfold was put on, Bobby immediately stopped engaging in stereotypic vocalizations. In relation to that effect, the blindfold functioned as: A. An AO B. An EO C. An Sdp D. Positive punishment E. Negative punishment |
A. An AO |
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*Kelly is the behaver Several times in the past, immediately before Bobby pulled Kelly's hair and bit her, he said 'kill the kitty; kill the baby'. Kelly began to implement the blindfold procedure as soon as he began saying 'kill the kitty; kill the baby'. When the blindfold was placed on Bobby, he immediately stopped making these vocalizations and did not attack Kelly. In relation to Kelly placing the blindfold on Bobby as soon as he began vocalizing 'kill the kitty; kill the baby', Bobby's stereotypic vocalizations functioned as: A. An AO B. An EO C. An Sd D. An Sdp E. Negative reinforcement F. Positive punishment |
B. An EO |
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In relation to Kelly's putting on the blindfold behavior what type of EO were Bobby's stereotypic vocalizations? A. CEO-S B. CEO-T C. Promise CEO-R D. Threat CEO-R E. UEO |
D. Threat CEO-R |
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In relation to abating Bobby's problem behavior, changing the flourescent lights to incandescent lights functioned as: A. An AO B. An EO C. An Sd D. An Sdp E. Negative reinforcement |
A. An AO |
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In relation to Bobby's stereotypic vocalizations what type of AO were the incandescent lights? A. Promise CAO-R B. Threat CAO-R C. UAO |
B. Threat CAO-R |
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What is the value-altering effect of having new games at the point store? A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
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What effect does having new games at the point store have on bx? A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past |
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What is the value-altering effect of no new video games and worthless trinkets at the point store? A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
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What effect does no new video games and worthless trinkets at the point store? A. Abates bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past B. Decreases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past D. Increases the effectiveness of a point fine as a form of punishment |
C. Evokes bx that has been punished by a point fine in the past |
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In order for 'time-out' to function as 'time out from positive reinforcement', there must exist an antecedent time-in condition. The time-in condition functions as a(n): A. Sd B. Sdp C. AO D. EO |
D. EO |
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What type of EO is the time-in condition? A. CEO-S B. CEO-T C. Promise CEO-R D. Threat CEO-R |
C. Promise CEO-R |
