2/26 - Module 8 - Stimulus Control

Who is in your group today?

What does an Sd indicate?

• That is reinforcer is NOT available.

• That a reinforcer is guaranteed to be delivered for a certain behavior.

• That a reinforcer IS available.

• That a reinforcer might be delivered for a certain behavior.

You are thirsty in class and see your water bottle, but when you pick it up, it's empty. Is this an example of a S - delta?

• Yes

• No

• I am unsure

What is the S-delta in this situation? -> You usually drive down a back alley to get to your friend’s house, but you see a sign blocking off the entrance, so you just drive on the main road instead.

• The back alley

• The friend’s house

• The sign

• The main road

A prompt...

• makes a response more likely

• guarantees the right response will occur

• makes a response less likely

• guarantees the wrong response will not occur

Why are antecedents important?

• Antecedents are the precursor for behavior and consequences.

• Antecedents are not important, only the consequences are.

• They signal whether you should or should not engage in a behavior.

• Because they guarantee what behavior comes next.

What is the difference between operant stimulus control and respondent stimulus control?

• There is no difference.

• Operant forces the behavior to occur while respondent signals availability of the reinforcers.

• Respondent has consequences and operant has conditioned pairings.

• Respondent forces the behavior to occur while operant signals availability of the reinforcers.

Which of these is not an example of a S-delta?

• You don't see your mom in the morning before school, so you don't say goodbye to her before leaving

• A bulldozer blocks the entrance to the movie theatre, so you go to the bowling alley instead

• You see a opening in the gate around your school, so you use it as a shortcut instead of the main road

• Rat does not see the food lever in the box, so it doesn't preform any tasks

What is the Sd present in this situation? -> Your mom is standing in the doorway before you leave to go to school, so you give her a hug before leaving.

• The doorway

• Your mom

• The hug

• Leaving for school

What is the prompt in the following example? Michelle is teaching her daughter how to swing a bat. When her daughter swings it correctly, Michelle provides praise. When her daughter doesn't swing correctly, Michelle demonstrates how to swing the bat.

• the bat

• praise

• Michelle demonstrating

• none of the above