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3 levels of scientific understanding (DPC) - ANS-description, prediction, control
3 Types of CMOs - ANS-surrogate
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reflexive (CMO-R)
transitive (CMO-T)
4 Methods for collecting IOA - ANS-total count IOA,
mean count-per-interval IOA,
exact count-per-interval IOA,
trial-by-trial IOA.
abative effect - ANS-A decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by
the stimulus that is increased in reinforcing effectiveness by the same motivating operation.
Example: food ingestion abates (decreases the current frequency of) behavior that has been
reinforced by food. abolishing operation (AO)
Abolishing Operation (AO) - ANS-A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing
effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event. For example, the reinforcing effectiveness of food is
abolished as a result of food ingestion.
antecedent - ANS-is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to
the behavior of interest.
antecedent, behavior, consequence - ANS-The three-term contingency is made of these three
terms:
arbitrary stimulus class - ANS-contains stimuli that evoke the same response but do not share a
common physical feature
Automatic Reinforcement - ANS-reinforcement that occurs independent of the social mediation
of others.
when a person's behavior creates a favorable outcome without the involvement of another
person.
behavior - ANS-An organism's interaction with the environment.
CMO-R - ANS-Example: The punishing coworker. In the presence of this person you "can't
seem to do anything right" and are constantly punished. She is always finding fault with you.
Because of this, you want to spend less time with this person and you avoid her. Soon the office
associated with her takes on these aversive qualities and you avoid going anywhere near where
this person might be. Even hearing their voice down the hallway may signal you to take an early
lunch and avoid running into them (and therefore avo [Show Less]