The desirable and undesirable behaviors involved in differential reinforcement have schedules of reinforcement that exist at the same time.Behaviors that have reinforcement schedules existing at the same time are referred to as:
A) concurrent operants
B) overlapping behaviors
C) simultaneous operants
D) interfering behaviors

Question

The desirable and undesirable behaviors involved in differential reinforcement have schedules of reinforcement that exist at the same time.Behaviors that have reinforcement schedules existing at the same time are referred to as:​
A) ​concurrent operants
B) ​overlapping behaviors
C) ​simultaneous operants
D) ​interfering behaviors

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The term "concurrent operants" describes two or more behaviors that occur simultaneously and have different reinforcement schedules. In differential reinforcement, desirable behaviors are reinforced while undesirable behaviors are not reinforced. Therefore, the desirable and undesirable behaviors are concurrent operants because they exist at the same time and have different reinforcement schedules. Choice B, C, and D are not accurate descriptions of these behaviors.

The Desirable and Undesirable Behaviors Involved in Differential Reinforcement Have