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#1. A child is playing near a beehive and is stung by a bee. The sting causes an immediate, sharp pain. The child quickly pulls their hand away from the beehive, and the pain immediately subsides. The next time the child sees a beehive, they avoid going near it. When analyzing the initial event (the bee sting and the child’s reaction), what specific component of the behavioral contingency is ‘pulling their hand away’ considered?
This question requires careful identification of the components of a behavioral contingency much like the mosquito bite example in the text emphasizes distinguishing between the response and negative reinforcement The antecedent is the event that precedes the behavior In this case the bee sting and the associated sharp pain serve as the aversive antecedent that evokes the childs reaction The motivating operation MO alters the effectiveness of a reinforcer and the frequency of behavior While the pain might function as an MO by increasing the effectiveness of pain reduction as a reinforcer the question asks about pulling their hand away specifically The response is the behavior itself Pulling their hand away is the action the child performs in reaction to the sting The negative reinforcer is the stimulus that is removed following the response leading to an increase in the likelihood of that response occurring again in similar situations In this scenario the removal of the sharp pain is the negative reinforcer which reinforces the behavior of pulling the hand away The question asks what pulling their hand away is which is the behavior or response not the consequence the removal of pain that functions as a negative reinforcer
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