Cheyanne decided to evaluate employee performance in “closing” the store duties each evening. The same people close on Monday nights and a completely different group of people close on Tuesday nights. For the Monday night closers, Cheyanne adds a $1 incentive for each closing task performed correctly. For the Tuesday night closers, Cheyanne takes away $1 for each closing task performed incorrectly. In accordance with loss aversion, which closers are likely to perform more tasks correctly?

Antecedent: A student has a big exam coming up. Behavior: The student studies diligently for the exam. Consequence: After receiving a high grade, the student’s parents take them out for their favorite dinner. The student is more likely to study diligently for future exams. Which of the following best describes this scenario?

Thalia trains her gerbil using a conditioned reinforcement procedure. She uses both a loud clicker and a bright flashing light to signal a backup reinforcer (the gerbil’s favorite treat) is coming. Why might Thalia’s procedure be ineffective?

During indoor recess, Carter exchanged 7 tokens for time to watch preferred videos on a tablet. What do the preferred videos on a tablet function as?

Which is an example of a percentile schedule of reinforcement?

A pigeon has learned to peck a green key to receive access to food. One day, the pigeon contacts extinction – pecking the green key no longer accesses reinforcement. The pigeon begins to engage in several brand-new topographies of behavior, including pecking several surfaces in the operant chamber, flapping its wings, and running around in a circle. None of these result in reinforcement. This brand-new topographies of behavior is example of

A teacher provides one-minute extra recess to each student who raises their hand when they have a question during class. Students who talk out instead of raising their hand still get to go to recess, but they must line up to go inside one-minute earlier than students who raised their hand instead of talking out. This is an example of

What is the key distinction between noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) and contingent reinforcement?

How does the study of phylogenetic behavior contribute to our understanding of human behavior?

Variability in a single-case design refers to