Similarities and differences of motivating operations and discriminative stimuli

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.

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Identify and describe three real situations from your environment or experience (please identify MOs and Sds in each of your examples).
Identify the relevant antecedent variables and explain how they operate as either an MO or a Sd.
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

Analyze the similarities and differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli.
Identify relevant antecedent variables from real-life situations.
Explain how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus.
Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
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.