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Operant Behavior vs Reflexive Responses

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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?

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?

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?

The behavior is more likely to occur the next time the stimulus is present Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a private discriminative stimulus?

A headache Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a discriminative stimulus (SD) and an S-delta (S∆)?

An SD changes the probability of an operant behavior, while an S∆ does not Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between operant behavior and reflexive responses?

Operant behavior is elicited by a preceding stimulus, while reflexive responses occur without an observable stimulus. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a discriminative stimulus (SD) in operant conditioning?

A discriminative stimulus sets the occasion for a specific operant behavior to occur. Signup and view all the answers

How do discriminative stimuli (SDs) influence the probability of an operant behavior being emitted?

Discriminative stimuli change the probability of an operant behavior being emitted based on a history of differential reinforcement. Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between reflexive responses and the physiology of an organism?

Reflexive responses are tied to the physiology of an organism and, under appropriate conditions, always occur when the eliciting stimulus is presented. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using the term "impulse" in behavior analysis?

The term "impulse" is used to describe an inferred mental event that is used to explain an operant behavior when a discriminative stimulus is not easily observed. Signup and view all the answers

How does differential reinforcement influence operant behavior?

Differential reinforcement involves reinforcing an operant behavior in one situation (SD) but not in another (S), which changes the probability that the operant will be emitted. Signup and view all the answers