1.
By Talisha Kluijver

2.
Analysis
 Preparing roasted stuffed mozzarella
chicken.

3.
Reinforcement Contingency
 The response-contingent presentation of
a reinforce resulting in an increased
frequency of that response.
BEHAVIOR
BEFORE AFTER
Prepare roasted stuffed
No smell of food Smell of food
mozzarella chicken
 * Reinforceable Response-Unit Test: Multitasking while preparing a meal can
prevent interruptions of greater than 60 seconds.

4.
Pairing Procedure
 The pairing of a neutral stimulus with a
reinforcer or aversive stimulus.
NEUTRAL REINFORCER
STIMULUS Roasted chicken is
Timer of oven rings ready
Timer of oven Roasted chicken is
doesn't ring not ready

5.
Warning Stimulus
 A stimulus that precedes an aversive
condition and thus becomes a learned
aversive stimulus.
AVERSIVE
WARNING STIMULUS
CONDITION
Smoke coming from
Chicken will burn in a
oven
couple of seconds

6.
Punishment Contingency
 Response-contingent presentation of an
aversive condition (negative reinforcer)
resulting in a decreased frequency of
that response.
BEHAVIOR
BEFORE AFTER
Chop vegetables
No cut in finger Cut in finger
recklessly
BEFORE BEHAVIOR AFTER
No burned hand Touch hot burner Burned hand

7.
Rule-Governed Analog to Avoidance of
the Loss of a Reinforcer
 Behavior under the control of a rule.
 A description of a behavioral
contingency.
Sᴰ
At 6PM
AFTER
I will not lose the
BEFORE opportunity to make
BEHAVIOR my friends happy
I will lose the
Roast stuffed
opportunity to make AFTER
mozzarella chicken
my friends happy
I will lose the
oppportunity to make
my friends happy
SΔ
After 6PM

8.
Behavioral Chain
 A sequence of stimuli and responses.
Each response produces a stimulus
that reinforces the preceding
response and is an Sᴰ or operandum
for the following response.