Pam wants to replace eating junk food with the alternative behavior of eating fruit.Pam makes sure that she always has fruit in her house,so that when she wants something to eat it is easy for her to have fruit.In addition,Pam buys fresh fruit because it does not require any preparation before eating.Which antecedent control strategy is Pam using?
A) decreasing response effort
B) increasing response effort
C) removing the discriminative stimulus
D) arranging establishing operations

Question

Pam wants to replace eating junk food with the alternative behavior of eating fruit.Pam makes sure that she always has fruit in her house,so that when she wants something to eat it is easy for her to have fruit.In addition,Pam buys fresh fruit because it does not require any preparation before eating.Which antecedent control strategy is Pam using?​
A) ​decreasing response effort
B) ​increasing response effort
C) ​removing the discriminative stimulus
D) ​arranging establishing operations

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Pam is using the antecedent control strategy of decreasing response effort by making it easy for herself to access fruit and removing the effort required to prepare it by buying fresh fruit.

Pam Wants to Replace Eating Junk Food with the Alternative