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[U5Q] Miriam was reprimanded and removed from a line for concert tickets when a security guard saw her cutting in front of others. Now, when Miriam sees a security guard, she stops cutting in front of others in the line. The sight of the security guard is an example of an: 

[U5Q] Mariah says, “Car” when she sees a picture of a sedan. She also says “Car” when she sees a sports car, an SUV, and a crossover. This is an example of:

[U6Q] Which of the following is an unconditioned abolishing operation?

[U5Q] Winnie is the behaver. When Winnie insults her teacher in class, her friends all laugh. Winnie continues to insult her teacher every day. What is the function-altering effect of the consequence?

[U5Q] Trent gets a question marked wrong on his exam that he thinks is correct. Trent immediately contacts his professor to ask about that question. What is the behavior-altering effect?

[U5Q] Phil hates doing homework. Phil’s babysitter sends him to his room without completing his homework when he cries and flops to the floor. Phil’s mom makes Phil complete all his homework even if he engages in these crying and flopping behaviors. Phil cries and flops more often around his babysitter and not around his mom when he has homework. Phil’s babysitter is an example of an:

[U6Q] When Heather wants to order a salad, sometimes she will use her phone to place the order. Sometimes she will go to her computer to place an order for delivery or drive over to pick it up herself. All these responses have resulted in getting salad. This is an example of a(n):

[U6Q] Karl typically walks outside without shoes, sometimes even if the ground is hot. He recently got a deep cut on the bottom of his foot, which makes walking outside on the hot ground more painful. Karl now walks outside without shoes less often.  The deep cut on his food is an example of an:

[U5Q] When Gene cheers for his mom after she has given a speech, his dad smiles at him and cheers too. When Gene cheers for his mom during her speech, his dad looks annoyed and shushes him. Going forward, Gene cheers after his mom’s speeches and not during them. This is an example of:

[U6Q] Which of the following is an example of a reflexive conditioned motivating operation (CMO-R)?