Respondent Conditioning: Function & Behaviour Altering Effects Explained (ABA)
(N.B: we are talking about respondent & NOT operant procedures) Responses occur due to environmental stimuli which have unlearned (or phylogenic) provenance. Examples: Reflexes Kineses Taxis Fixed Action Patterns Reflexes are the responses between a stimulus (antecedent) and a reflex. This is a stimulus response (or S-R) relationship. A simple example of a reflex would be, when a dog sees food, he...