Lee loves his new on-demand cable TV service, which is designed to let him view anything he wants at any time of the day.  Most of the time it works without trouble.  He makes a selection by highlighting a title with his remote and presses “enter”, and the selected movie or TV show plays immediately.  However, Lee finds that on some occasions, his selections do not play.  Making a selection by highlighting a title and pressing play is reinforced according to a(n) ____________ schedule.

Tamiko explains to Carole that Dom hit her, “out of the blue.” Tamiko’s statement contradicts which assumption of behavior analysis?

After hearing the song “The Entertainer” playing on a loudspeaker outside her house, Susan immediately runs outside.  In the past, when “The Entertainer” was playing and she went outside the little truck selling frosted orange drinks would stop and she was able to purchase a frosted orange drink.  This is an example of:

To make a paper airplane you need to: Fold the paper in half lengthwise to form a crease, open the paper and lay it flat in front of you, fold the top left corner down t meet the middle crease, fold the top right corner down to meet the middle crease, fold the nose down and toward you, etc. This illustrates a:

Sue is playing with a cigarette lighter.  When the flame accidentally touches her finger, she immediately jerks her hand away. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this example?

Ben’s mom told Ben that if he sits too close to the TV he will hurt his eyesight.  As a result Ben has never sat too close to the TV.  Ben sitting a safe distance from the TV set is an example of what kind of behavior?

A reprimand could be categorized as an aversive if it exhibited which of the following as one of its functional effects?

A _________ schedule consists of two or more schedules operating simultaneously but independently of each other, each for a different response.

What is generally considered the most popular and least technically correct way of stating the 3-term contingency?

The effects of consequences on behavior can only be observed…