J.D. eats only two slices of an extra cheese pizza for lunch because last time he ate a whole medium sized pizza he fell asleep and missed an important meeting.  J.D. only eating two slices of pizza as the result of falling asleep and missing an important meeting in the past when he ate more is an example of:

Sometimes Judi has to host four home-based sales parties before she sells a single candle warmer.  At other times she sells a candle warmer during her first home-based sales party.  She wishes it was more predictable.   Assuming that making sales is a reinforcer, what schedule of reinforcement does this exemplify?

Jane works from home. One of her duties is writing reports for companies. Once she is assigned the task of writing the report she is always given 3 weeks to complete the report. Jane typically puts the task off for a while, and then her time spent on the report gradually increases as the deadline approaches. Jane’s report writing is likely on what type of schedule?

  X   behavior is under the control of antecedents and consequences, while   Y   behavior is under the control of antecedents only. 

Rob was playing Devo, an 80’s era New Wave band, at the office on his new Android phone.  As Alicia walked by she commented on how much she loves 80’s music.  As a result, playing 80’s music occurs at a high rate.  Playing 80’s music, at the office, is mostly likely maintained by:

Which of the following is most likely to function as an unconditioned reinforcer?

I drop a hammer on my toe and scream obscenities. My mother, who was standing behind me, slaps me on the shoulder. In the future when I am hurt I am less likely to scream obscenities. This is an example of:

Which verbal operant is under the antecedent control of a non-verbal stimulus?

The elements of empiricism are X = experimentation Y = replication Z = generalization

A set sequence of responses, which results in a terminal reinforcer after the final response, is maintained by a _______ schedule of reinforcement.