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  1. Which of the following is the best example of a conditioned motivating operation (CMO)?

    Answer: A warning tone that was paired with shock now increasing the effectiveness of escape-related behavior

    A CMO is a motivating operation whose value-altering effect is acquired through learning, such as a warning signal paired with an aversive event.

  2. A motivating operation that increases the current reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and increases behavior related to obtaining that stimulus is called:

    Answer: An establishing operation

    An establishing operation (EO) increases the reinforcing value of a stimulus and the frequency of behavior that has previously produced that stimulus.

  3. According to Skinner's verbal behavior analysis, a mand is controlled by:

    Answer: A motivating operation and specifies its own reinforcer

    A mand is verbal behavior under the control of a motivating operation and is reinforced by a specific consequence it specifies (e.g., asking for water when thirsty).

  4. A tact, in Skinner's verbal behavior framework, is best described as:

    Answer: Verbal behavior under the control of a non-verbal discriminative stimulus

    A tact is a verbal operant in which a response is evoked by a non-verbal antecedent (an object, event, or property) and is maintained by generalized conditioned reinforcement.

  5. The primary purpose of a functional behavior assessment (FBA) is to:

    Answer: Identify the function — or purpose — the behavior serves for the individual

    An FBA identifies the antecedents, consequences, and setting events that maintain a behavior so that function-based interventions can be designed.

  6. Which behavior function describes behavior that is maintained by removal of an unpleasant demand or task?

    Answer: Escape/avoidance

    Escape/avoidance is the function when behavior is negatively reinforced by terminating or postponing aversive events such as tasks or demands.

  7. An intraverbal response is controlled by:

    Answer: A verbal antecedent with no point-to-point correspondence to the response

    An intraverbal is verbal behavior evoked by another verbal stimulus where the response does not match the antecedent (e.g., answering 'four' when asked 'what is two plus two').