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Identifying Antecedent Stimuli

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In each of the items here, we have identified an antecedent, the behavior, and a consequence (the three-term contingency). Your job is to decide if the antecedent is an SD, SΔ, or SDP.

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In each of the items here, we have identified an antecedent, the behavior, and a consequence (the three-term contingency). Your job is to decide if the antecedent is an SD, SΔ, or SDP.

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1

CLOSED sign in window- Stopping at the coffee shop - Shop door does not open

2

The car is shifted out of Park and into Drive - Driver presses accelerator pedal - Car moves forward

3

Shop owner is watching - Customer momentarily refrains from, but then steals the pearl necklace - Shop owner calls the police, who arrest the customer

4

Soda machine appears operational - Swipe credit card, push button - Soda is dispensed

5

Soda machine is dark and unplugged - Swipe credit card, push button - Soda is not dispensed

6

Cellphone text notification - Unlock phone, open texting app - See a funny new text

7

Making it to the front of the line - “I’ll have a latte please” - A delicious latte

8

The class bully arrives - Josh talks less than normal - The bully criticizes Josh when he speaks

9

A red line through “Chalupa” on the menu - “I’ll have the chalupa please” - “I’m sorry, we’ve sold out of the chalupa”

10

Traffic light turns red - Step on the brake pedal - Stop and avoid accident

11

The Snooze button appears during an alarm on the phone - Press the Snooze button - Annoying alarm ends

12

Clock indicates you snoozed through your exam - Go to class ready to take exam - Another class is in the room

13

Word in bold and italicized definition in this book - Make and study the flashcard - Better grade on exam

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SΔ: We have long ago learned that trying to open a door with a CLOSED sign in the window is rarely reinforced (with entry into the business). The CLOSED sign decreases the probability that we will try the door.

SD: Seeing that the car is in Drive increases the probability that we will press the gas pedal.

SDp: The watchful eye of the store owner decreased stealing for a few minutes, but when the necklace was stolen, this behavior was punished.

SD: Assuming we want a soda, a lit soda machine increases the probability that we will use it to obtain the desired reinforcer.

SΔ: Assuming we want a soda, a dark soda machine decreases the probability that we will use it because that response is unlikely to be reinforced.

SD: A text notification increases texting behaviors because we have learned that the notification means these behaviors will be reinforced (by seeing a new text).

SD: We place our order when we make it to the front of the line because we have learned that this position is the only one where our latte-ordering behavior will be reinforced.

SDp: The arrival of the bully decreases the amount that Josh speaks because Josh has learned that the bully is likely to criticize (punish) whatever he says.

SΔ: A line through our menu selection decreases the probability we will order it. We have previously learned that ordering it will not get us the chalupa that we want (extinction).

SD: We may not like red lights, but they do control our behavior. They increase the probability that we will step on the brakes because doing so keeps us safe (negative reinforcement of the avoidance variety).

SD: The Snooze button is presented on our phones when the alarm is going off. The annoying alarm motivates us (EO) to turn the sound off, but how? Should we press our pillow, the nightstand, or something else? We have long ago learned that pressing the Snooze button produces a negative reinforcer – it terminates the alarm (for the moment).

SΔ: When a clock tells us that it’s too late to take the exam, we don’t bother going to the exam hall, as doing so would not be reinforced.

SD: If you are doing well in this class, then there is a good chance that the words in bold and italicized definitions have functioned as SDs. They have increased the probability of making a flash card and studying it.

 
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