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The temporal contiguity between two stimuli (presented just before a behavior) is such that there is almost no time between the presentation of stimulus one and stimulus two.  This can result in which of the following?

In the respondent conditioning paradigm, behavior-altering stimuli always function in which of the following ways?

If differential reinforcement consists of reinforcing some response topographies and not reinforcing other response topographies, differential reinforcement leads to:

When the intensity of a stimulus is increased, that stimulus is said to be _______; when the intensity of a stimulus is decreased, that stimulus is said to be ______

When we refer to the subject matter of behavior analysis, we are referring to:

Rate can be derived from the combination of which of the following fundamental properties?

Which of the following is NOT a critical attribute of reinforcement?

Whenever Alden pulls his own hair (which has caused tissue damage as severe as open sores on his scalp), his behavior plan calls for his teacher to instruct him to “touch-toes” 10 times before returning to whatever activity he had been doing. This contingent exercise procedure has been generally effective at reducing his hair-pulling.  However, one of his teachers, Ms. Roxanne, does not agree with this procedure, and uses it only rarely. Alden’s hair-pulling now occurs at higher rates in Ms. Roxanne’s presence than when he is around other teachers.   Therefore, in terms of “hair-pulling” behavior, Ms. Roxanne is most likely functioning as a(n):

Somebody kicks you and you start punching right away.  This is an example of:

Which of the following is not a critical attribute of a functional relation?