Examine the following response chain, which a behavior therapist is teaching to

Question

Examine the following response chain, which a behavior therapist is teaching to a young adult with a severe developmental disability. For each of the five stimuli, place an “X” in the appropriate boxes to indicate whether the stimulus is a discriminative stimulus, a conditioned reinforcer, or a primary reinforcer. Note that more than one term may apply to some of the stimuli:

                                                                                   

Discriminative

stimulus

Conditioned

reinforcer

Primary

reinforcer

Stimulus

Response

Load of dirty laundry

Put laundry in washer

Laundry in washer

Add soap and start washer

Washer cycle finishes

Put wet clothes in dryer

Dryer cycle finishes

Fold laundry

Learner is given a snack

Discriminative

stimulus

Conditioned

reinforcer

Primary

reinforcer

Stimulus

Response

Load of dirty laundry

Put laundry in washer

Laundry in washer

Add soap and start washer

Washer cycle finishes

Put wet clothes in dryer

Dryer cycle finishes

Fold laundry

Learner is given a snack

Explanation / Answer

Discriminative

stimulus

Conditioned

reinforcer

Primary

reinforcer

Stimulus

Response

Load of dirty laundry

Put laundry in washer

Laundry in washer

Add soap and start washer

Washer cycle finishes

Put wet clothes in dryer

Dryer cycle finishes

Fold laundry

Learner is given a snack

Discriminative

stimulus

Conditioned

reinforcer

Primary

reinforcer

Stimulus

Response

X

Load of dirty laundry

Put laundry in washer

X

Laundry in washer

Add soap and start washer

X

Washer cycle finishes

Put wet clothes in dryer

X

Dryer cycle finishes

Fold laundry

X

Learner is given a snack

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