Delays between an environmental event (e.g., an instruction…

Delays between an environmental event (e.g., an instruction or announcement) and a later behavior that appears related to that event are common. Using a behavioral explanation, explain how such a delay can be understood without appealing to mentalistic explanations. Use an example to illustrate your response to describe the behavioral processes that account for how the individual’s behavior is maintained and occasioned after a gap in time, and discuss why a mentalistic account would be insufficient or misleading.