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Select the option that is not an elementary verbal operant from the list below:

Which of the following is an example of an echoic?  Saying, “house” as a result of

For operant extinction to occur, a response-reinforcer contingency has to be disrupted. This illustrates which of the following attributes of extinction?

Batman exclaims, “Quick, to the Batmobile!”  One second lapses and Robin then runs quickly towards the Batmobile.  The time between the offset of Batman’s request and the onset of Robin running towards the Batmobile is which dimensional quantity?

Becoming too cold increases the momentary frequency of all behavior that has resulted in return to normal temperature. This is an

Luke has a bad taste in his mouth.  Luke eats two mints and the bad taste ceases. In the future, under similar stimulus conditions, Luke is likely to eat two mints.  What is likely the maintaining consequence?

Which type of antecedent increases the effectiveness of a consequence as a reinforcer or punisher?

The tendency of behavior to occur more frequently in the presence of a particular stimulus because the behavior has been reinforced only or mostly in the presence of that stimulus is called:

In relation to getting something to eat, being in an active food court in a mall is relevant to the concept of: