A UMO for punishment is an environmental variable that
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alters the effectiveness of a punisher and alters the frequency of behavior the has been so punished, depending of the person’s learning history
alters the effectiveness of a punisher and alters the frequency of behavior the has been so punished, regardless of the person’s learning history
decreases the punishing effectiveness of a stimulus, object or event and alters the frequency of behavior the has been so punished, depending of the person’s learning history
increases the punishing effectiveness of a stimulus, object or event and alters the frequency of behavior the has been so punished, independent of the person’s learning history
Question 2
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A coupon for a free sample of a new candy is an example of a/an
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establishing operation for the candy that is intended to evoke behavior associated with obtaining the candy
abolishing operation for the candy that is intended to abate behavior associated with obtaining the candy
motivating operation for the candy that is intended to abate behavior associated with obtaining the candy
establishing operation for the candy that is intended to abate behavior associated with obtaining the candy
Question 3
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A person does not have to understand anything about the situation in order for MOs to have value-altering and behavior-altering effects
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True
False
Question 4
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A teacher tells her class that the best behaved student will earn a prize. Students show their best behavior. The teacher’s statement probably functioned as a/an
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UMO
CMO
SD
MO
Question 5
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An evocative effect refers to ______, while an abative effect refers to _____.
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a decrease in the current frequency of behavior, an increase in the current frequency of behavior
an increase in the current frequency of behavior, an increase in the future frequency of behavior
An evocative effect refers to ______, while an abative effect refers to _____.
none of the above
Question 6
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Johnny’s behavior analyst is teaching him to verbally request a “spoon.” She places a bowl of cereal with milk in front of Johnny and holds up a spoon so that he can see it, but does not give it to him. She then asks him, “what to you need?” The behavior analyst has used
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an EO to increase the reinfocer value of the cereal and evoke the word “spoon.”
an EO to increase the reinfocer value of the spoon and evoke the word “spoon.”
an AO to decrease the reinfocer value of the cereal and evoke the word “spoon.”
an AO to increase the reinfocer value of the spoon and evoke the word “spoon.”
Question 7
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The effects of motivating operations are related to the effectiveness of the reinforcer obtained by the learner.
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True
False
Question 8
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The term ‘motivating operation’ is recommended as a replacement for which other term?
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Establishing operation
Evocative effect
Behavior altering effect
Value altering effect
Question 9
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The value-altering effects of MOs can function as either ______ or a ______.
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Establishing operations, discriminative stimulus for punishment