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Staff alerts you that one of their clients seems to become aggressive when he has not consumed food for several hours. This phenomenon demonstrates the effect of a(n):
Suggested Answer: A
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38 comments · newest first
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Alex
10 months ago
Wow, I didn’t know hunger could trigger aggression like that!
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Rickie
11 months ago
I thought negative reinforcer was the answer, but now I’m not so sure.
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Jeniffer
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure it’s not a discriminative stimulus?
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Ronnie
11 months ago
Totally agree, it makes sense.
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Rosalind
11 months ago
This is definitely an establishing operation!
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Lorrine
12 months ago
I’m confused about the difference between conditioned stimulus and establishing operation. Could this be a case of both?
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Carrol
12 months ago
This reminds me of a practice question where we discussed how deprivation can affect behavior. I feel like establishing operation fits best.
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Scarlet
12 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I remember something about discriminative stimuli being cues for behavior. Could that apply here?
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Winifred
1 year ago
I think this might relate to establishing operations since it involves hunger increasing the likelihood of aggression.
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Regenia
1 year ago
I feel pretty confident that the answer is C. The lack of food is establishing the value of food, which is then leading to the aggressive behavior. Establishing operations are all about changing the value of reinforcers.
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Franklyn
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. The client's aggression is triggered by not having food, so that suggests an establishing operation that increases the value of food as a reinforcer. I'm going with C.
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Gearldine
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I'm debating between B and C, but I'm leaning more towards C since the client's aggression seems to be related to not having food.
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Delsie
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is C - Establishing operation.
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Ria
1 year ago
I'm a little confused on the difference between a discriminative stimulus and an establishing operation. Can someone help me understand the distinction better?
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Joaquin
1 year ago
Okay, I've got a strategy for this. I'll start by identifying the key facts in the question, then match those up to the answer choices.
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Adelle
1 year ago
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Lilli
1 year ago
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Oneida
1 year ago
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Domingo
1 year ago
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Kenny
1 year ago
Ooh, I'm getting hungry just thinking about this question. Where's the snack bar around here?
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Glen
1 year ago
D) Negative reinforcer
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Annamae
1 year ago
C) Establishing operation
KA
Karima
1 year ago
B) Conditioned stimulus
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Madonna
1 year ago
A) Discriminative stimulus
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Dion
1 year ago
I'm going with A. Discriminative stimulus. The lack of food serves as a cue that triggers the aggressive behavior.
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Brett
1 year ago
D. Negative reinforcer makes the most sense. The client's aggressive behavior is being negatively reinforced by the attention or response they receive when they haven't eaten.
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Izetta
1 year ago
B. Conditioned stimulus seems like the right answer to me. The lack of food triggers an aggressive response, which has been conditioned over time.
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Colby
1 year ago
D) Negative reinforcer
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Yun
1 year ago
So, it's like the client has associated hunger with feeling aggressive.
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Jarod
1 year ago
C) Establishing operation
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Sherell
1 year ago
B) Conditioned stimulus
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Francoise
1 year ago
A) Discriminative stimulus
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Twana
1 year ago
It's like a learned response to the situation.
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Art
1 year ago
I agree, the lack of food has become a trigger for aggression.
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Latrice
1 year ago
I think the answer is C. Establishing operation. When the client hasn't had food, it creates a state of deprivation, which establishes the value of food as a reinforcer.
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Diane
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be A) Discriminative stimulus because the client's behavior changes in response to the absence of food.
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Sarina
1 year ago
I agree with Deangelo. The client's aggression seems to be influenced by the establishing operation of hunger.
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Deangelo
2 years ago
I think the answer is C) Establishing operation.