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What is the main characteristic that defines a discriminative stimulus (SD)?
What is the main characteristic that defines a discriminative stimulus (SD)?
- Its physical properties like color, size, or tone
- Its ability to force a specific behavior to occur
- Its ability to change the probability of an operant behavior occurring (correct)
- Its ability to reinforce a behavior after it occurs
If a student asks questions when a teaching assistant is present, but not when they are absent, what is the teaching assistant's role?
If a student asks questions when a teaching assistant is present, but not when they are absent, what is the teaching assistant's role?
- The teaching assistant is punishing the student for not asking questions
- The teaching assistant is a discriminative stimulus for asking questions (correct)
- The teaching assistant's presence has no effect on the student's behavior
- The teaching assistant is reinforcing the student's behavior of asking questions
If a stop sign does not change a driver's behavior when they are rushing an injured friend to the hospital, what is the stop sign considered in that situation?
If a stop sign does not change a driver's behavior when they are rushing an injured friend to the hospital, what is the stop sign considered in that situation?
- A reinforcer
- An S-delta (S∆) (correct)
- A punisher
- A discriminative stimulus
When an operant behavior is followed by positive reinforcement in the presence of a discriminative stimulus, what is the effect on the behavior?
When an operant behavior is followed by positive reinforcement in the presence of a discriminative stimulus, what is the effect on the behavior?
Which of the following is an example of a private discriminative stimulus?
Which of the following is an example of a private discriminative stimulus?
What is the difference between a discriminative stimulus (SD) and an S-delta (S∆)?
What is the difference between a discriminative stimulus (SD) and an S-delta (S∆)?
What is the key difference between operant behavior and reflexive responses?
What is the key difference between operant behavior and reflexive responses?
What is the purpose of a discriminative stimulus (SD) in operant conditioning?
What is the purpose of a discriminative stimulus (SD) in operant conditioning?
How do discriminative stimuli (SDs) influence the probability of an operant behavior being emitted?
How do discriminative stimuli (SDs) influence the probability of an operant behavior being emitted?
What is the relationship between reflexive responses and the physiology of an organism?
What is the relationship between reflexive responses and the physiology of an organism?
What is the purpose of using the term "impulse" in behavior analysis?
What is the purpose of using the term "impulse" in behavior analysis?
How does differential reinforcement influence operant behavior?
How does differential reinforcement influence operant behavior?
