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Question #: 41
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Staff alerts you that one of their clients seems to become aggressive when he has not consumed food for several hours. This phenomenon demonstrates the effect of a(n):

  • A. Discriminative stimulus
  • B. Conditioned stimulus
  • C. Establishing operation
  • D. Negative reinforcer
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Mechenique
4 months ago
An establishing operation (EO) is a motivating operation that increases the value of a reinforcer and increases the frequency in behavior that provides access to the reinforcer (Cooper, Heron & Heward, 207, p. 695. Being food-deprived makes food a more valuable reinforcer. The answer is incorrect.
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