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When one stimulus is dependent upon the occurrence of another stimulus, this is referred to as a(n) 

After hearing the song “The Entertainer” playing on a loudspeaker outside her house, Susan immediately runs outside.  In the past, when “The Entertainer” was playing and she went outside the little truck selling frosted orange drinks would stop and she was able to purchase a frosted orange drink.  This is an example of:

To make a paper airplane you need to: Fold the paper in half lengthwise to form a crease, open the paper and lay it flat in front of you, fold the top left corner down t meet the middle crease, fold the top right corner down to meet the middle crease, fold the nose down and toward you, etc. This illustrates a:

Ben’s mom told Ben that if he sits too close to the TV he will hurt his eyesight.  As a result Ben has never sat too close to the TV.  Ben sitting a safe distance from the TV set is an example of what kind of behavior?

Sue is playing with a cigarette lighter.  When the flame accidentally touches her finger, she immediately jerks her hand away. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this example?

A reprimand could be categorized as an aversive if it exhibited which of the following as one of its functional effects?

The effects of consequences on behavior can only be observed…

A _________ schedule consists of two or more schedules operating simultaneously but independently of each other, each for a different response.

What is generally considered the most popular and least technically correct way of stating the 3-term contingency?

Felix nagged Oscar to clean his room. Whenever Oscar started cleaning his room, Felix stopped nagging him. Over the next several weeks, Oscar’s room-cleaning behavior increased. Oscar’s room-cleaning behavior increased through the process is of: