Original BCBA scenario practice question with answer explanation and wrong-choice notes.
Difficulty: hard. Skill: analyze. Type: applied scenario.
A learner is more likely to request water after recess on hot days. The hot day and exercise most directly alter the value of water as a reinforcer. What concept is illustrated?
Correct answer
A motivating operation changes the value of a reinforcer and the current frequency of behavior that has produced it.
An SD signals availability of reinforcement; the scenario emphasizes value alteration.
No new response forms are described.
This is not about conditioned reinforcement.
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