Behavior
Any specific instance (one occurrence) of behavior
Response (B-1)
Typically the first operant that is targeted for an early learner
Mand (B-14)
The effectiveness of goldfish as a reinforcer decreases following lunch time
Abolishing operation/satiation (B-12)
When an aversive stimulus is removed (eg. pressing snooze on your alarm), and a behavior increases (eg. pressing snooze more than once, or every morning) is an example of this
Negative reinforcement (B-4)
You push the brakes in your car when you arrive at a destination, at red lights, stop signs, other brake lights ahead, and when you see someone crossing the street in front of you. You do not push the brake pedal randomly on the freeway. This is an example of
Stimulus Control (B-10)
Marshall singing to himself while completing chores when he is home alone is an example of this kind of behavior
Automatic behavior (B-7)
When Terri tells Sarah to put her trash in the trashcan, and Sarah complies
LR (Listener Responding) (B-14)
The effectiveness of an iPad as a reinforcer increases after a day at the park with no electronics
Establishing operation/deprivation (B-12)
Response cost, such as losing TV time for not cleaning your room when asked is an example of this
Negative punishment (B-6)
Drew has an aversion to getting shots at the doctor and states that they cause pain. Drew has direct experience with the flu, and will not get a flu shot because shots are worse than the flu. Drew does not have direct experience with COVID but has been taught that COVID is worse than getting a shot. Drew gets the COVID vaccine, despite his aversion to shots. These connections are an example of this concept
Derived Stimulus Relations (B-15)
Lily poking fun at Ted when at the bar with their other friends, and looking for laughter from the group is an example of this type of behavior
Socially-mediated behavior (B-7)
Placing a picture of a tube of toothpaste on top of a picture of a red toothbrush, when pictures of a yellow pencil and purple spoon are also on the table
VP-MTS (Visual Processing- Match to Sample) (B-14)
Allie finally got her hands on seasonal hot chocolate bombs from Costco! She turns on her Keurig to make a cup of hot water and the "add water" light comes on. A situation occurs where the value of a previously neutral stimulus increases due to its connection to an unavailable consequence (i.e. the light makes the value of water increase, which evokes the behavior of refilling the water)
CMO-T: Conditioned Motivating Operation- Transitive (B-12)
Timmy seeks attention from his mom by throwing tennis balls in the living room. Mom always comes into the room to scold Timmy. This is an example of
Positive reinforcement (B-4)
Maggie is texting with someone she likes on a dating site. Her behavior of checking her messages increases because the person is responding. Then she is ghosted (i.e. all reinforcement is removed) and Maggie's behavior of checking her messages decreases and eventually stops, which is an example of this
Operant extinction (B-9)
Looking both ways before crossing the street, even if never having been struck by a car, is an example of this kind of behavior
Rule-governed behavior (B-13)
Asking a client to give you the item that is not a food
LRFFC (Listener Responding by Feature, Function, or Class) (B-14)
Marsha is on Ticketmaster to get her husband tickets to see his favorite band. A pop-up window appears that says "you have 2 minutes to purchase your tickets!" The presentation of a stimulus increases the value of its removal due to its history of predicting consequences (i.e. the pop-up increases the value of clicking "buy now" to avoid losing the tickets)
CMO-R: Conditioned Motivating Operation- Reflexive (B-12)
You giving Jan crackers every time she signs "crackers" is an example of this schedule of reinforcement
Continuous reinforcement, fixed ratio of 1 (B-5)
Erin becoming nauseated when listening to Bo Burnham following vomiting when Bo Burnham songs were playing in the car is an example of
Respondent conditioning (B-3)
Muting the TV during the opening sequence of "House Hunters" after being startled by your dog barking at the doorbell sound in the previous episode is an example of this kind of behavior
Contingency-shaped behavior (B-13)
Barry is driving in the car with his mom. Mom looks out the window and exclaims "oh look, Barry! A cow. Say 'cow'." Barry says "cow." This is an example of this verbal operant
Intraverbal (B-14)
Students at school eat lunch every day at 12:30, right after the bell rings. The bell (a previously neutral stimulus) has been paired with food deprivation (unconditioned motivating operation), and now the bell increases the value of food and signals specific behavior (i.e. eating lunch)
CMO-S: Conditioned Motivating Operation- Surrogate (B-12)
Bobby loves fruit snacks. Bobby getting 1 fruit snack roughly every 2-3 minutes while actively reading a book is an example of this schedule of reinforcement
Variable interval schedule of reinforcement
Zuko the dog running to the kitchen at the sound of a Kraft American cheese packet being opened, but not running to the kitchen at the sound of other plastic packaging is an example of this
Discrimination (B-11)