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Behavior modification only changes symptoms; it doesn’t get at the underlying problems.

A mother buys her son a toy every time they go to a store, regardless of how he behaved during the trip.  This is an example of:  

Food, water, and sex would be classified as:

If a reinforcer is large enough, it will likely impact behavior no matter when it is given.  

After a long deprivation period, a reinforcer will likely be _____________ it would be after a short deprivation period.

Conditioned reinforcers are more effective if they are not paired with back-up reinforcers each time the behavior occurs.  

Consistency is relatively unimportant when it comes to operant conditioning

A token may not be reinforcing for a young child who has had no experience with tokens. However, after the token is paired with a variety of back-up reinforcers, the token becomes a powerful reinforcer. This is an example of the development of a(n):  

Your romantic partner always wears the same perfume/cologne.  After enough time passes, the smell of the perfume/cologne makes you happy. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

Generalized conditioned reinforcers should be used over simple conditioned reinforcers whenever possible.