FRHD 3150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Equivalence Class, Stimulus Control, Vending Machine

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3150
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

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Any situation where behavior occurs can be analyzed in terms of 3 sets of events: antecedent stimuli: the stimuli that exist prior to the occurrence of the behavior, the behavior itself, the consequences of the behavior. Abc (antecedents, behavior, and consequences) assessment: identifying the antecedents and consequences of a behavior. Stimuli: people, objects and events currently present in ones immediate surroundings that affect ones sense receptors and that can affect behavior. Stimulus control: the degree of correlation between the occurrence of a particular stimulus and the occurrence of a subsequent response. Good or effective stimulus control: strong correlation between the occurrence of a stimulus and a response (when stimulus occurs, response is likely to follow) Putting money into vending machine, you see the name of the bar beside a particular button, you press that button- exerted good stimulus control over your button pressing behavior. Types of controlling stimuli: s d s and s (triangle) s.