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Stimulus Equivalence Activities – Chapter 2: Basic Concepts

Place the following words either inside or outside of the gingerbread boy:

- Behavior - response - reflex - sleeping - blood

- Repertoire - stimuli - lights - snoring - salivating
- Sounds - out of order sign - a bleeding body
- A thought - pain - trees - coughing - smiling
- Cookie - itch - anxiety - biting - feelings
- Math worksheet - hitting - chair - BCBA exam
- A dead man’s body - yelling - raising hand - sweating

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After filling in the boxes, provide applied examples exemplifying the different properties of behavior.

Repeatability Frequency

Properties of Behavior that can

be measured Temporal
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Temporal
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Phylogeny and Ontogeny

Phylogeny Umbrella Ontogeny Umbrella

Place the following words/terms under the right umbrella:

- Respondent - Operant - genetic endowment - learning

- Behavior inherited - Interaction with Environment - reflex

Can you think of behaviors that are phylogenetic vs. Ontogenetic?

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Operant Conditioning & Behavior:

Vending machine Deposit Coin Gets drink

Now you think of some more A-B-C relationships!

Operant behaviors are evoked or elicited?

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Respondent Conditioning and Behavior:

Reflex:

High temperature Perspiring

Now it is your turn to think of some unconditioned stimulus and the unconditioned response! Are unconditioned
responses elicited or evoked?

Synonyms of Respondent Conditioning:

Respondent Classical
Conditioning Conditioning

Unconditioned Primary Reinforcer Conditioned

Reinforcer Reinforcer

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Reinforcement & Punishment:

Present of Stimulus Withdrawal of Stimulus

Frequency of Future Behavior

Frequency of Future Behavior Negative Punishment

Provide scenarios exemplifying the 4 contingencies listed above.

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