Establishing operation B-12
A type of motivating operation that is the product of deprivation that, at that moment, increases the effectiveness of the deprived stimulus as a reinforcer and increases the frequency of …
Task List Reference: B-12
Define and provide examples of motivating operations.
Abolishing operation
A type of motivating operation that is the product of satiation that, at that moment, decreases the effectiveness of the stimulus as a reinforcer as well as the current frequency …
Value-altering effect
An effect of motivating operations that causes an in-the-moment increase or decrease in the current reinforcing effectiveness of a specific stimulus.
Behavior-altering effect
An effect of motivating operations that causes an in-the-moment increase or decrease in the current frequency of behavior that’s been reinforced by a specific stimulus.
Abative effect
A type of behavior-altering effect that causes an in-the-moment decrease in the current frequency of behavior that’s been reinforced by a specific stimulus.
Establishing operation
A type of behavior-altering effect that causes an in-the-moment increase in the current frequency of behavior that’s been reinforced by a specific stimulus.
Function-altering effect
A phenomenon where the consequence of a behavior in the presence of an MO changes the behavior evoked by the specific or similar MOs in the future.
Unconditioned motivating operation
States of satiation and deprivation in the presence of events, operations, and stimulus conditions that a person needs or values inherently without training.
Surrogate MO (CMO-S)
A type of conditioned motivating operation that is established when a previously neutral stimulus acquires its evocative and value-altering effect by having been paired with an unconditioned motivating operation.
Reflexive MO (CMO-R)
A type of conditioned motivating operation that is established when a stimulus comes before and signals the onset of pain/something aversive, making it so that the removal of this warning …
Transitive MO (CMO-T)
A type of conditioned motivating operation that is established when an environmental variable establishes another event as a reinforcer or punisher, meaning that a deprived item can only be acquired …