The Three-Term Contingency in Operant Behavior and Reinforcement Systems
Operant Contingencies in Everyday Persistence The Core Unit of Operant Analysis An antecedent sets the occasion for a response. The response produces a consequence. This sequence forms the three-term contingency. Operant behavior emerges from such relations. Reinforcement increases the future probability of the response. Punishment decreases it. Skinner identified this unit because it captures environmental […]