Which of the following variables can affect punisher effectiveness? X = Motivating operations Y = Competing reinforcement contingencies Z = The severity of the behavior

This procedure would result in an increase in the frequency of a target behavior

An environmental change in which a stimulus is presented, added, or magnified following a response, that increases or maintains the future frequency of that response:

Marshall curses in his 5th grade class, which lasts 1 hour.  On Monday, he curses 1 time.  On Tuesday, after he curses 1 time again that day, his teacher decides to try a time-out procedure in the corner of the room for 3 minutes whenever he curses. On Friday, he curses 4 times.  This change represents the dimensional quantity of:

All of the following are main contributions of Ivan P. Pavlov, except:

You say “hi” and I say “how are you?” My answer is an example of a

I crack my knuckles, which produces a pleasant popping sound. Popping my knuckles is likely maintained by

The stimuli that occur between two responses in a behavior chain are called:

A group of responses which share some commonality, whether it is a common function or a common topography, are referred to broadly as:

Identify which of the following are explanatory fictions? W= Traits, such as shy and extroverted X = States, such as happy or sad Y = Attitudes, such as progressive and conservative Z = Diagnostic categories, such as ADHD and depression