The present study examined whether the presentation of stimuli in equivalence relations with consequences increases the operant behavior that produces these consequences. In Experiment 1, both normal words and experimentally trained equivalence stimuli did so with young children. In Experiment 2, results were similar with college students. Here, a…

Behavioral contrast can be defined as an inverse relationship between the conditions of reinforcement in one setting and the rate of responding in another setting. Behavioral contrast is a phenomenon that is reliably demonstrated in pigeons and rats and in the context of multiple experimental preparations with these animals. However, little…

This study investigated effects of different modeling stimuli in a model reinforcement counseling setting. Results indicated no differences in effects between an all-verbal presentation and a more detailed presentation showing the activities he was describing while being verbally reinforced for his behavior. (Author)