We are accustomed to manipulating consequences when trying to effect behavioral change, but that’s not the only thing we can do. We can make changes to the antecedents, the things that set the stage for behaviors. Antecedent arrangement is on the desirable end of the Humane Hierarchy because it is less intrusive. You are not actually trying to change the animal’s behavior via reinforcement, punishment, or extinction. You are manipulating the environment to enhance the likelihood of the behavior you want.
How do you do this? The three types of antecedents are cues, setting events, and motivating operations.
* Cues: You can remove something that serves as a discriminative stimulus for a behavior that you don’t want, or don’t want right then and
How do you do this? The three types of antecedents are cues, setting events, and motivating operations.
* Cues: You can remove something that serves as a discriminative stimulus for a behavior that you don’t want, or don’t want right then and