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#1. An RBT is learning about the foundational principles of behavior and is trying to distinguish between respondent and operant conditioning. They understand that respondent conditioning often involves involuntary physiological responses, while operant conditioning focuses on behaviors influenced by their environmental consequences. To accurately conceptualize these two types of conditioning, which of the following best describes the characteristic contingency involved in respondent conditioning versus operant conditioning?
Respondent conditioning also known as classical or Pavlovian conditioning is characterized by a StimulusResponse SR contingency In this type of conditioning a neutral stimulus NS becomes a conditioned stimulus CS after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus US eventually eliciting a conditioned response CR The behavior response is elicited by the antecedent stimulus and there is no consequence that maintains or strengthens the behavior in the same way as operant conditioning Examples include reflexes like sneezing due to pepper or salivating to the sound of a bell after conditioning Operant conditioning in contrast is characterized by the threeterm contingency or ABC contingency an antecedent A sets the occasion for a behavior B which is then followed by a consequence C that affects the future probability of that behavior Behavior is operated on the environment to produce consequences and these consequences strengthen or weaken the future likelihood of the behavior Therefore option B accurately captures the fundamental contingency structures of both types of conditioning
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