Similarities and differences of motivating operations and discriminative stimuli

MOs and Sds

Antecedents are stimuli that occur before a behavior and can influence behaviors. MOs and Sds are types of antecedents that play an important role in the occurrence of behaviors. Understanding the impact of these antecedents allows behavior analysts to manipulate these variables and influence client behavior in a meaningful way.

For this assignment, use the template Motivating Operations and Discriminative Stimuli given in the resources. This template has a column for similarities and one for differences.

In a bulleted format, fill in your analysis of the two concepts, placing similarities in the left column and differences in the right column.

Motivating Operations and Discriminative Stimuli
Similarities

Differences

· First bullet point can go here.

· Second bullet point, et cetera.

· First bullet point can go here.

· Second bullet point, et cetera.

Below the table:

· Identify and describe three real situations from your environment or experience (that is, one MO and two Sds or vice versa).

· Analyze and evaluate the similarities and differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli using support from scholarly sources.

· Identify and describe relevant antecedent variables from real-life situations.

· Explains and provides examples of how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus.

Assignment Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

· APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style guidelines.

· Resources: 1–2 scholarly or professional resources. Resources should include the course text and a combination of seminal works.

· Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages of content, in addition to the title page and references page.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.