Question: MOs and SDs
Prepare a table in an MS Word document. The main heading is "Motivating Operations and Discriminative Stimuli." Then make two columns under that heading. Label the left column "How They Are Alike." Label the right column "How They Differ." Fill in the table with your analysis.
Below the table, identify and describe three real situations from your environment or experience. Identify the relevant antecedent variables and explain how they operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus.
Carefully edit your assignment. When you are satisfied with your work, submit it to your instructor in the assignment area.
Writing Requirements
To achieve a successful assignment experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements:
Preparing an outline of your key points and related comments before constructing your document may be helpful in organizing your content.
Practice the correct use of the ABA terminology that you have learned, where appropriate.
Carefully edit to remove out-of-place or extraneous content. The final product should clearly communicate your points in a concise and efficient manner. This is an important skill to practice for becoming an effective behavior analyst. Remember that others (for example, teachers, parents, caretakers, and managers) often will have only a few precious minutes or seconds to hear or read your comments.
Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency. Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for instructions on viewing instructor feedback.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Analyze the similarities and differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli.
Does not analyze the similarities and differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli. Analyzes either the similarities or the differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli, but not both. Analyzes the similarities and differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli. Analyzes and evaluates the similarities and differences between motivating operations and discriminative stimuli.
Identify relevant antecedent variables from real-life situations.
Does not identify relevant antecedent variables from real-life situations. Identifies antecedent variables, but the variables are not relevant to real-life situations. Identifies relevant antecedent variables from real-life situations. Describes relevant antecedent variables from real-life situations.
Explain how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus.
Does not explain how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus. Inaccurately explains how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus. Explains how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus. Explains and provides examples of how the identified antecedent variables operate as either a motivating operation or a discriminative stimulus.