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#1. A client has a strong desire for a specific type of cookie, having not eaten for several hours. However, they only ask for the cookie when they see the cookie jar placed on the counter. In this scenario, what distinguishes the client’s strong desire for the cookie from the cookie jar’s presence?

A. The strong desire functions as a discriminative stimulus (SD), while the cookie jar functions as a motivating operation (MO).

B. Both the strong desire for the cookie and the cookie jar’s presence are examples of discriminative stimuli (SDs).

C. The strong desire functions as a motivating operation (MO), while the cookie jar functions as a discriminative stimulus (SD).

D. Both the strong desire for the cookie and the cookie jar’s presence are conditioned motivating operations (CMOs).

A motivating operation MO alters the effectiveness of a reinforcer and alters the frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by that reinforcer In this case not eating for several hours an establishing operation a type of MO makes the cookie more valuable as a reinforcer and increases the likelihood of behaviors like asking that have previously resulted in getting cookies A discriminative stimulus SD on the other hand signals the availability of reinforcement for a particular behavior The cookie jar on the counter indicates that cookies are currently available and therefore asking for them is likely to be reinforced The text clearly states You can be motivated to have something but unless theres an SD its not available Thats the key difference between MOs and SDs

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