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Causality Test

Stimulus Test

Related Outcomes Test

60” Test

Response-Unit Test

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Sixty-Second

TestDoes the outcome follow the response by more than sixty

seconds?

Rudolph the rat is in the Skinner Box. The trainer delivers a drop of water one day after Rudolph presses the lever.

Before

Rudolph has no drop

of water

Behavior

Rudolph presses the

Rudolph has a drop of water one day later

How about this contingency? Will the water reinforce the lever

press? Not a chance.

The trainer changes the strategy;

now Rudolph receives the water one hour after his lever press.Before

Rudolph has no drop

of water

Behavior

Rudolph presses the

Rudolph has a drop of water one hour later

Is an hour delay better? Will the water reinforce the

lever press? Still not a chance.

A two-month old baby smiles and her father gives her attention,

one day later.Before

Baby receives

no attention

Behavior

Baby smiles

Baby receives attention one day

later How about this contingency? Will the attention reinforce the

smile? You guessed it, still not a

chance.

For an outcome to reinforce or punish a response,

It must pass the 60 second test; it must follow the behavior by no more than 60 seconds

This contingency is not correct.

Before

Bob does not have an

A in psychology

Before

A in psychology

Behavior

Bob studies right up to test-time

Behavior

Bob has an A in

psychology

Bob has an A in

psychology

Before

A in psychology

Before

A in psychology

Behavior

Bob has an A in

psychology

Bob has an A in

psychology

Even the quickest of teachers will not have Bobby’s test gradedwithin 60 seconds of the end of studying.

So the delay from the studying until he sees his A is greater than 60 seconds.

Even though, when you do well on a test after studying

you seem to study more in the future,

this is not a direct-acting reinforcement contingency.

Don’t give up on behavior analysis yet

because, later on, you will learn about analogs

to basic reinforcement contingencies.

But now, you have to get the basics down

for basic contingencies.

Click the button next to the contingency that passes the 60 second test.

Before

Bob has no tokens

Before

Bob has no tokens

Behavior

Bob reads EPB

Monday night

Behavior

Bob reads EPB

Monday night

Bob gets a token

Tuesday

Bob gets a token

Tuesday

Before

Bob has no tokens

Before

Bob has no tokens

Behavior

Bob answers

questions in class

Behavior

Bob answers

questions in class

Bob immediately gets a token

Click me if you want to see the Pink

9. 60” TestDoes the outcome follow theresponse by more than 60 seconds?If so, find an outcome that followssooner.

Click me to go back to the Question

No, the token is delivered a day after the reading behavior.

Before

Bob has no tokens

Before

Bob has no tokens

Behavior

Bob reads EPB

Monday night

Behavior

Bob reads EPB

Monday night

Bob gets a token

Tuesday

Bob gets a token

Tuesday

Before

Bob has no tokens

Before

Bob has no tokens

Behavior

Bob answers

questions in class

Behavior

Bob answers

questions in class

Correct.

Before

Bob has no tokens

Before

Bob has no tokens

Behavior

Bob reads EPB

Monday night

Behavior

Bob reads EPB

Monday night

Bob gets a token

Tuesday

Bob gets a token

Tuesday

Before

Bob has no tokens

Before

Bob has no tokens

Behavior

Bob answers

questions in class

Behavior

Bob answers

questions in class

Click the button next to the contingency that passes the 60 second test.

Before

Dale will have no ticket

Before

Behavior

Dale drives over the

speed limit

Behavior

speed limit

Dale will have a ticket

in a few minutes

Before

Dale does not see the speedometer pass 55

Before

Behavior

Dale pushes the pedal

Behavior

Dale does see the

speedometer pass 55

Dale does see the

speedometer pass 55

No, it takes more than 60” from the response to the outcome of a ticket

Before

Behavior

speed limit

Behavior

speed limit

in a few minutes.

Before

Behavior

Dale does see the

speedometer pass 55

Dale does see the

speedometer pass 55

Before

Behavior

speed limit

Behavior

speed limit

in a few minutes.

Before

Behavior

Dale does see the

speedometer pass 55

Dale does see the

speedometer pass 55

Correct, even though he may immediately know he will have a ticket, the outcome of actually receiving the ticket follows the response by more than 60”

Did you see the use of future tense? Don’t be caught making the mistake in thinking that it passes the test because

he immediately knows he will have a ticket (he even knows it will cost

money later too). Ask yourself when the observable outcome (ticket or money) is delivered, not when he “knows” when it will be delivered.

Is the before condition related to the after

condition?

This seems like a vague concept, but a couple examples will help you understand.

Before

Teacher announces nap time

Before

Behavior

Bob calls the teacher

a jerk

Behavior

a jerk

Bob loses some tokens

This contingency is not correct.The before conditionis not related to the after condition.

While this incorrect example seems like a likely order of events, it is not a correct contingency.

Before

Behavior

a jerk

Behavior

a jerk

A common error students make when writing contingencies

is to simply specify three events that occur over a period of time.

While this incorrect example seems like a likely order of events, it is not a correct contingency.

Before

Behavior

a jerk

Behavior

a jerk

Just because you’ve specified three conditions that occur in order,

it does not necessarily represent a contingency.

BeforeTeacher

announces nap time

BeforeTeacher

announces nap time

Behavior

a jerk

Behavior

a jerk

This contingency is correct.The before conditionis related to the after condition.

Bob has all of his tokens

BeforeTeacher

announces nap time

BeforeTeacher

announces nap time

Behavior

a jerk

Behavior

a jerkBob has all of his tokens

This is a sequence of conditions, but the before helps reflect the change caused by the behavior.

Does this pass the related-outcomes test?A. YesB. No

Before

Mom makes liver for dinner

Before

Behavior

Bob gives his dinner to the dog

Behavior

Mom will not pay Bob’s allowance

Before

Behavior

No, the before condition of mom

making dinner is not related to the after of

Bob losing his allowance

Before

Behavior

Right! The before condition is not related to

the after condition.

Before

Behavior

This contingency is not correct.The before conditionis not related to the after

condition.

BeforeMom makes

liver for dinner

BeforeMom makes

liver for dinner

Behavior

Mom will not pay Bob’s allowanceMom will pay

Bob’s allowance

This contingency is correct.The before conditionis related to the after condition.

BeforeMom makes

liver fordinner

BeforeMom makes

liver fordinner

Behavior

Mom will pay Bob’s

allowance

Now it is clear Bobby would have received his allowance, if he hadn’t fed his dinner to the dog.

When we talk about the outcomes of a behavioral contingency being related,

we mean that the before condition is somehow changed by the behavior,

resulting in the after condition.

The behavior causes the after condition (the consequences)

and the before condition can typically, but loosely,

be considered the opposite of that after condition.

The before condition is the way things would have remained

had the particular behavior not occurred. It is not simply anything that occurred

right before the behavior; it must somehow be related to the after

condition.

Here’s another illustration.

Bobby Brat wants some of Nice Norman’s candy,

so he say’s “give me your lunch.”

When Norman refuses, Bobby immediately picks up Norman’s lunch box

and throws it.

Norman cries, Norman cries, and Bobby picks and Bobby picks up all the up all the candy.candy.

Does this pass the related-outcomes test? Are the before and after condition opposites?

A. YesB. No

Before

Bobby wants

Norman’s candy

Before

Bobby wants

Norman’s candy

Behavior

Bobby says, “give me

your lunch.”

Behavior

your lunch.”

Bobby has candy

A. YesB. No

Before

Bobby wants

Norman’s candy

Before

Bobby wants

Norman’s candy

Behavior

your lunch.”

Behavior

your lunch.”

Bobby eats Norman’s

candyWanting candy is not the opposite of having candy. Not wanting could be the opposite of wanting (but we make little use

of the term wants as you’ll see later in the course).

A. YesB. No

Before

Bobby wants

Norman’s candy

Before

Bobby wants

Norman’s candy

Behavior

your lunch.”

Behavior

your lunch.”

Bobby has candy

Right, wanting candy is not the opposite of having candy. Not wanting could be the opposite

of wanting (but we make little use of the term wants as you’ll see

later in the course).

Before

A. Bobby demands candyB. Bobby has no candyC. Norman refuses to give candy

Behavior

Bobby throws the lunchbox

Behavior

Bobby has candy

2. Related Outcomes TestIs the before condition related tothe after condition? (Often therelationship is one of opposites.) If not, change one or both of theconditions.

Before

Behavior

Bobby has candy

No, remember that the before

and after conditions are

usually opposites.

Before

Behavior

Bobby has candy

No, remember that the before

and after conditions are

usually opposites.

Before

Bobby has no candy

Before

Bobby has no candy

Behavior

Bobby has candy

Yes, has no candy reflects the change to the after condition. And, Bobby

demands candy is not the opposite of Bobby has

candy.

Response-Unit Test

Are there any interruptions of

greater than 60 seconds during theresponse?

Jaci has an entire research paper to write

and she finishes the entire paper in three days

of hard work.

What do you think of this contingency?

Before

Jaci has no sense of

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci writes an entire research

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Do you think Jaci (or anyone else) could write for 3 days without any interruptions greater than 60 seconds?

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

A. YesB. No

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

A. YesB. No

No, even though we may say someone writes for three days

does that really mean they continually wrote without any interruptions?—Of course not.

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

A. YesB. No

Correct!, even though we may say someone writes for three

days we surely wouldn’t mean it is one continuous reinforceable

response-unit.

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

While writing an entire research paper, even the best of students will have to take a

break from the glaring computer screen for at least a few minutes.

And if there’s a break in writing of more than 60 seconds,

the outcome cannot reinforce that entire sequence of behavior.

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

However, one day she gets a burst of energy

and begins writing for 20 minutes

without taking any breaks at all.

So it might be possible to write on a research paper for 20 minutes

without any breaks.

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

Behavior

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

And the sense of accomplishment following the writing can reinforce that writing

because there were no breaks more than 60 seconds.

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

BehaviorJaci writes an entire paper

on the research

paper for 20 minutes

on the research

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Even though the behavior lasts longer than 60 seconds,

it is still a reinforceable response-unit because there are no breaks greater than 60

seconds during the response.Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

on the research

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Writing on a research paper for 20 minutes is a reinforceable response-unit

because she did not take a break lasting more than 60 seconds.

Before

accomplishment

Before

accomplishment

on the research

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Jaci has a sense of

accomplishment

Besides making the mistake of looking at large non-behaviors such as writing a whole paper,

some also try to analyze the repetition of behavior over time—where there are breaks.

Before

No down payment for

Before

No down payment for

Behavior

Puts $100 in the bank each week for the

whole summer

Behavior

Puts $100 in the bank each week for the

whole summer

Down payment for car

A reinforceable response-unit is not a series of behaviors over time—even if it leads to a reinforcing outcome

Besides making the mistake of looking at large non-behaviors such as writing a whole paper,

some also try to analyze the repetition of behavior over time—were there are breaks.

Before

No down payment for

Before

No down payment for

Behavior

Puts $100 in the bank

each week for the whole

summer

Behavior

each week for the whole

summer

Down payment for car

A reinforceable response-unit is not a series of behaviors over time—even if it leads to a reinforcing outcome

Here is the correct contingency:

Before

$100 not in bank

Before

$100 not in bank

Behavior

today each week for the

whole summer

Behavior

today each week for the

whole summer

$100 in bank

This test is designed to help ensure the behavior you are analyzing

is actually one reinforceable response-unit.

When we talk about the reinforceable response-unit,

we are only concerned with the behavior box;

keep this in mind.

Behavior

Bob studies

Behavior

Bob studies

Often students confuse this test with the 60 second test.

When checking the behavior listed in the behavior box,

ask yourself “Are there any

interruptions of greater than 60 seconds during the response?”

If there are long breaks,

you don’t have a true reinforceable response-unit,

you actually have something else,

an analog to a reinforceable response-unit

(you’ll get to that starting in chapter 22).

Nice Norman is playing quietly by himself.

He takes a truck from the toy box and pushes it around the floor for a few minutes,

then he returns it to the box.

Ten minutes later, Norman is back at the toy box searching for another toy.

Three times, he returns to the toy box;

once to get an airplane, another time to get a Power Ranger,

and finally he finds an engineer hat.

Norman plays with each of them with 5 to 10 minute breaks in between,

when he wonders around the room, looking for fun.

The teacher sees Norman playing quietly with the hat,

and he goes up to Norman

and gives him some candy.

Do you think the candy will reinforce all of Norman’s playing?

A. Yes B. No

It probably wouldn’t because of the numerous long breaks he

A. Yes B. No

Correct! It probably wouldn’t

because of the numerous long breaks he took.

Just to make sure you are getting this concept down,

here’s another scenario to test your behavior-analytic repertoire.

Jaci is craving a healthy pizza

so she makes one from scratch.

She prepares the veggies and mixes the dough…

Then stops to check her email…

And 15 minutes later she puts on the veggies and low-fat cheese.

Finally, with the pizza made,

she puts it in the preheated oven.

BeforeJaci doesn’t

have prepared, uncooked

Is this behavior a reinforceable response-unit?

A. Correct reinforceable response-unitB. Fails reinforceable response-unit test

Behavior

Jaci makes pizza from

scratch

Behavior

scratch

AfterJaci has

prepared, uncooked

AfterJaci has

prepared, uncooked

6. Response-Unit TestAre there any interruptions ofgreater than 60 seconds during theresponse? If there are then thebehavior is not a response unit.Rewrite the behavior.

Behavior

scratch

Behavior

scratch

AfterJaci has

prepared, uncooked

AfterJaci has

prepared, uncooked

No, there will be a break while she checks e-

Behavior

scratch

Behavior

scratch

AfterJaci has

prepared, uncooked

AfterJaci has

prepared, uncooked

Right on. It fails the response-unit test

because she takes a break to check her e-

Before

Jaci doesn’t see the pizza

cooking

Before

cooking

How about this behavior?

Behavior

Jaci puts pizza in the

Behavior

Jaci sees the pizza

cooking

Jaci sees the pizza

cooking

6. Response-Unit TestAre there any interruptions ofgreater than 60 seconds during theresponse? If there are then thebehavior is not a response unit.Rewrite the behavior.

Before

cooking

Before

cooking

Behavior

Jaci sees the pizza

cooking

Jaci sees the pizza

cooking

No, Jaci puts the pizza in the

oven without a break.

Before

cooking

Before

cooking

Behavior

Jaci sees the pizza

cooking

Jaci sees the pizza

cooking

You’re right. Putting the pizza in the oven is a single response without breaks.

Let’s try and clarify the difference between the 60 second test and the reinforceable response unit

Jaci is a high-paid administrator in a residential facility

for the developmentally disabled population.

It’s Monday and she goes to work for a full day,

which includes a lunch break.

She stays after work to conduct a one hour training workshop

for which she will receive extra money

on her paycheck, as long as she hands in proof of completion (this takes no time at all—no breaks).

Friday comes and she picks up her paycheck.

She then treats herself to an evening of shopping for new clothes

before going home to sip some warm Earl Gray tea.

Before

Jaci will have

regular pay check on

Friday

Before

Jaci will have

regular pay check on

Friday

Behavior

Jaci hands in proof of

completing workshop

Behavior

Jaci hands in proof of

completing workshop

Jaci will have extra money on Friday’s

This contingency is a common student error: It fails the 60 second test, because the outcome follows the response by more than 60 seconds.

Before

Jaci does not see her time card

with 8 hours

Before

Jaci does not see her time card

with 8 hours

Behavior

Jaci works all day Monday

Behavior

Jaci works all day Monday

AfterImmediately

after, Jaci sees her time card

with 8 hours

AfterImmediately

after, Jaci sees her time card

with 8 hours

This contingency passes the 60 second test, since the outcome does not follow the response by more than 60 seconds.

However, it fails the reinforceable response unit test. There are breaks of greater than 60 seconds during the response.

Before

Jaci has no tea

Before

Jaci has no tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Jaci has tea

Usually, just by looking at the description of the behavior in the behavior box, you can’t be sure if it passes the reinforceable response-unit test.

Before

Jaci has no tea

Before

Jaci has no tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Jaci has tea

Many words used to describe behavior, by themselves, cannot show if there were interruptions of greater than 60 seconds. You need to look hard at the example or behavior itself to see if there are interruptions of greater than 60 seconds.

In the next example choose the scenario that describes the behavior

that passes the reinforceable response-unit test.

Before

Jaci has no tea

Before

Jaci has no tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Jaci has tea

Scenario #1: Jaci takes the hot water, pours it into a cup, and adds a tea bag.

Scenario #2: Jaci puts water on the stove to boil. She comes back later and takes the hot water, pours it into a cup, and adds a tea bag. Left-click the scenario that passes the

reinforceable response-unit test.

Before

Jaci has no tea

Before

Jaci has no tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Jaci has tea

Scenario #2: Jaci puts water on the stove to boil. She comes back later and takes the hot water, pours it into a cup, and adds a tea bag. There’s a 60 second break between putting the water on

the stove and combining the hot water with the tea bag.

Before

Jaci has no tea

Before

Jaci has no tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Behavior

Jaci makes tea

Jaci has tea

Scenario #2: Jaci puts water on the stove to boil. She comes back later and takes the hot water, pours it into a cup, and adds a tea bag. Yes, there’s no break in scenario #1, but

scenario #2 involves a break.

Causality TestIs the outcome caused by

the response?

Before

Mom is not home

Before

Mom is not home

Behavior

Bob plays the golf game

Behavior

Mom is home

Jimmy loves to play golf on his computer. He plays it so much, his Mom often comes home to see him playing in the middle of a game.

Before

Mom is not home

Before

Mom is not home

Behavior

Mom is home

A. YesB. No

Does Bob’s playing golf cause or produce the outcome, Mom is home?

Before

Mom is not home

Before

Mom is not home

Behavior

Mom is home

A. YesB. No

Mom comes home because her workday is over or any number of reasons. But Jimmy’s playing golf on the computer does not cause Mom to come home in a normal

situation.

Before

Mom is not home

Before

Mom is not home

Behavior

Mom is home

A. YesB. No

Yes, of course Jimmy’s playing golf on the computer does not cause Mom to come home in a normal situation. She just

comes home because work is over.

Before

Mom is not home

Before

Mom is not home

Behavior

Mom is home

The causality test only tests whether the behavior caused, produced or prevented the outcome in some way.The causality test does not test whether the before

caused the behavior. So just look between the Behavior Box and After Box to check causality.

Before

No sight of cool ball-in-

flight

Before

flight

Behavior

Bob uses the

controller to swing the

Behavior

Bob uses the

Cool sight of ball-in-flight

Here’s another example.

A. Correct contingencyB. Fails related-outcomes testC. Fails causality test

Before

flight

Before

flight

Behavior

Bob uses the

Behavior

Bob uses the

Sorry, the sight of the ball-in-flight is the opposite of no sight of the ball in flight, so the before

and after are related.

Before

flight

Before

flight

Behavior

Bob uses the

Behavior

Bob uses the

Sorry, Bob using the control to swing results in the

immediate sight of the ball-in-flight.

Before

flight

Before

flight

Behavior

Bob uses the

Behavior

Bob uses the

Yes, this is correct. Notice one difference between the these two

tests—the causality test is concerned with the Behavior and

After condition…

The causality test may take a little practice.

We need to have the behavior related to the outcome,

either by causing it or preventing it.

Before

Bob is losing at

the roulette wheel

Before

Bob is losing at

the roulette wheel

Behavior

Bob changes his

Behavior

Bob changes his

Paul wins at the slot

machines

Paul wins at the slot

machines

Now, we can all see that Bob’s betting did not cause Paul to win at the slot machines.

Sometimes, however, the distinction is not so obvious, and the result is superstitious behavior –

Behavior that is accidentally reinforced by coincidental outcomes.

Before

Bob is losing at

the roulette wheel

Before

Bob is losing at

the roulette wheel

Behavior

Bob crosses his fingers

Behavior

Bob crosses his fingers

Bob wins the next spin

In this instance, it is likely that Bob will cross his fingers more often in the future

because winning has immediately followed it in the past,

but we still don’t have a behavioral contingency

because Bob’s winning is not contingent on (it’s not caused by) his finger crossing.

Before

Bob has a low video

game score

Before

Bob has a low video

game score

Behavior

Bob aims carefully

Behavior

Bob aims carefully

Bob has a high video game score

There you go – causality. Bob’s carefully aiming causes him to have a high video game score.

Paul’s softball teammates get annoyed when he’s up to bat

because he has an elaborate series of movements he goes through every time.

Paul says this ritual brings him good luck,

but it really doesn’t.

Before

Paul has no home run

Before

BehaviorPaul looks at the ball

as he swings hard in its path

Paul gets a home run

A. Correct contingencyB. Fails causality testC. Fails receiver testD. Fails action test

Before

No, looking at the ball and swinging hard are

the important behaviors that cause

the home run.

Before

Paul receives the sight of a home

Before

Looking and swinging are

active.

Before

Yes, looking at the ball and swinging hard are

the important behaviors that cause

the home run.

Before

Behavior

Paul performs his ritual

Behavior

A. Correct contingencyB. Fails causality testC. Fails receiver testD. Fails related-outcomes test

Before

Behavior

Strike. No, you should check the Pink Sheet.

Click me to see the Pink Sheet

Before

Behavior

Strike. No, Paul receives the home

Before

Behavior

Strike. Although getting a home run is unrelated to his ritual, the related outcomes

test refers to the relation between the before and after

conditions.

Before

Behavior

Correct. It passes the receiver test because

he receives the sight of his hit go over the

fence. And it passes the related-outcomes

test because no homers is related to

homers.

Warning:Don’t be a casualty of

mispronouncing causality.

It’s easy to misread causality as casualty, but then the “casualty”

criterion doesn’t make a heck of a lot of sense.

Causality Test

Stimulus Test

60” Test

Response-Unit Test

Table of Contents.

Stimulus TestIs the before and after a

stimulus, event or condition?

This contingency is not correct.

Before

Bob is having

trouble with his

assignment

Before

Bob is having

trouble with his

assignment

Behavior

Bob asks for help

Behavior

Bob asks for help

Bob does his assignment

The before and after conditions cannot be behavior of the person we are analyzing.

This contingency is correct.

Before

Bob is having

trouble with his

assignment

Before

Bob is having

trouble with his

assignment

Behavior

Bob asks for help

Behavior

Bob asks for help

AfterBob is not

having trouble with

his assignment

AfterBob is not

having trouble with

his assignment

The after condition is now a stimulus, event or condition for the person we are analyzing, not a behavior of that person.

However, the before and after conditions can be behavior of someone else;

which makes it a stimulus, event or condition to the behaver.

Before

Teacher doesn’t help

Before

Teacher doesn’t help

Behavior

Bob asks for help

Behavior

Bob asks for help

Teacher helps Bob

Here’s the same contingency written a little differently:

BeforeTeacher

doesn’t help Bob

BeforeTeacher

doesn’t help Bob

Behavior

Bob asks for help

Behavior

Bob asks for help

AfterTeacher helps

Remember, receives is not behavior, so it’s fine in the before and after boxes.

Bob receives no help from the teacher

Bob receiveshelp from

the teacher

129A. YesB. No

Do the before or after conditions circled above have a behavior of the behaver?

Before

Jimmy says “Daddy” correctly

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

When Jimmy says Daddy correctly, Dad gives Jimmy a big smile. We want to analyze Jimmy’s saying Daddy (Hint: Jimmy’s the behaver).

130A. YesB. No

Do the before or after conditions above have a behavior of the behaver?

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Sorry, says is behavior of the person we are

analyzing, right?

When Jimmy says Daddy correctly, Dad gives Jimmy a big smile. We want to analyze Jimmy’s saying Daddy.

131A. YesB. No

Do the before or after conditions above have a behavior of the behaver? (Jimmy)

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Correct, says is Jimmy’s

behavior.

132A. YesB. No

So then does this pass the stimulus test?

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Click me to see the stimulus test

7. Stimulus TestIs the before & after a stimulusevent or condition, and not a behavior of the behaver? If it isn’t then change the stimulus. (Hint: If the outcome is another behavior of the behaver, you probably don’t have a correct outcome. Exceptions: self-reinforcement, seeing, hearing, orthe opportunity for activity.)

Click me to go back to the

question

134A. YesB. No

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

againBecause the before and after condition

have Jimmy’s behavior, it fails

the stimulus test.

135A. YesB. No

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

againYes, because the before and after

condition have Jimmy ’s behavior, it fails the stimulus test.

A. Action testB. Specific behavior testC. Dead-man testD. All of the above

What other tests does this contingency fail?

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

againYes, there’s no action in “gets,” but what about the other tests?

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Yes, “gets” is not a concrete behavior,

but what about the other tests?

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Yes, a dead man can “get,” but

what about the other tests?

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Yes, “gets” fails each of these tests because it’s really the same as

“receives,” which involves nothing on Jimmy’s part—it describes no muscular, glandular or electrical

activity.

This example is kind of complex, let’s start with the before condition.

Before

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Behavior

Jimmy gets a smile

from Dad

Jimmy’s is the behaver, so his behavior should be written in the behavior box, not the before condition, nor the after.

This example is kind of complex, let’s start with the before condition.

Before

BehaviorJimmy gets a

smile from Dad

So let’s move the behavior here

Jimmy’s is the behaver, so his behavior should be written in the behavior box, not the before condition.

BeforeJimmy says “Daddy” correctly

smile from Dad

The after condition also has Jimmy’s behavior, which fails the stimulus test.

BeforeJimmy says “Daddy” correctly

smile from Dad

AfterJimmy says

“Daddy” correctly again

AfterJimmy says

“Daddy” correctly again

To find out what to write in the after box, you need to ask What happened immediately after Jimmy said “Daddy”?

Jimmy has a smile

from Dad

Jimmy has no smile from Dad

And immediately before, the opposite was the no-smile condition.

Remember the problem about Tommy and his mom at the donut shop?

He didn’t stop screeching until he had a donut in his hands.

Analyze the next contingency with respect to Tommy’s behavior.

Before

Tommy is pointing to the donut

Before

A. Correct contingencyB. Fails dead-man testC. Fails related-outcomes testD. Fails stimulus test

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Tommy isn’t pointing to the donut

Even if the before or after has a passive verb, it may still be active. If the before or after condition passes the action test then the diagram fails the stimulus test. Analyze this contingency, if it fails a test which one is it?

Before

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Behavior

Tommy screeches

No, you should check the Pink

Sheet.

Before

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Behavior

Tommy screeches

No. Can a dead-man screech?

Before

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Behavior

Tommy screeches

No, Tommy’s pointing is the opposite of not

pointing.

Before

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Behavior

Tommy screeches

Tommy isn’t point to the

A. Correct contingencyB. Fails dead-man testC. Fails causality testD. Fails stimulus test

Correct. Tommy’s behavior should not be in the Before or After conditions.

Before

Clothes on the floor

Before

Behavior

Jen yells

Behavior

Jen yells

Sue apologizes

A. Correct afterB. Fails causality testC. Fails related-outcomes testD. Fails stimulus test

Remember the problem with Jennifer’s roommate throwing clothes on the floor?

Now we’ll analyze Jen’s behavior, so her behavior shouldn’t be in the before or after conditions, though Sue’s behavior can be in the before and after conditions.

Before

Behavior

Jen yells

Behavior

Jen yells

Sue apologizes

No, take a closer look at the before

condition…

Before

Behavior

Jen yells

Behavior

Jen yells

Sue apologizes

No, Jen’s yelling causes Sue to

apologize.

Before

Behavior

Jen yells

Behavior

Jen yells

Sue apologizes

Yes. Clothes on the floor is not related to Sue

apologizes. It passes the causality test because

Sue apologizing is contingent (caused by) Jen yelling. And since

Jen is the behaver, we’re cool with the

stimulus test.

Before

Behavior

Jen yells

Behavior

Jen yells

Sue apologizes

Even though the condition is a behavior, it’s fine as long as it’s not a behavior of the

person we are analyzing.

You’re finished. So now you can relax

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continue to the next slide and choose one. Or

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