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Willow drives a red car. Willow is driving in the car when her favorite song comes on. She reaches down, clasps the volume knob, and turns it to the right. When she turns the knob to the right, the song plays loudly in the car. Willow sings along to her favorite song. A person in a nearby car glares at Willow. Which of the following describes the function of the response?    

Auiyk throws the ball toward the net and then hears a swish sound, sees the ball push through the net, and hears a thud when the ball hits the ground. This is an example of a:

Which of the following is an example of latency?          

Jose says, “Skinner started writing his book, Verbal Behavior, in 1934. However, the book was not published until . . . ” and Mark says, “1957.” This is an example of a(n):

Ruth is a child who does not like to go to school. Ruth typically has a tantrum when she is awakened in the morning that includes whining, crying, and falling to the floor, and can last anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. She also usually has a tantrum in the middle of the day when she starts to get tired, but these are typically less intense, last only a couple of minutes, and taking a nap seems to soothe her. Which part of this scenario exemplifies the fundamental property of repeatability?

Dr. Green uses a small rubber hammer to tap Anthony’s leg just below the kneecap. When Anthony’s knee is struck with the rubber hammer, his leg kicks up sharply. His leg sharply kicking up is an example of a(n): 

Charles drinks too many margaritas and gets very sick. The next day he sees some limes and feels very queasy. The sight of the lime is an example of a(n):

Dominika always eats their lunch at 12:30 p.m. Today is Saturday, so she has brunch with her friends at 10:00 a.m. They have a lot to eat at brunch and are not hungry, but when they look at their phone and see it is 12:30 p.m., they think about what they can eat at home. This is an example of (a):

Sunisa has had a migraine for the past couple of days. When her sister calls to ask if she wants to go to the movies, Sunisa declines the invitation. What effect did the antecedent have on behavior?

Paul watches Sadie happily play with a fire truck. Paul says, “I want the truck!” He grabs the fire truck from Sadie’s hands and starts playing with it. The daycare teacher says, “Paul, that was mean!” What is the antecedent for Paul grabbing the fire truck?