Environmental incentives differ from consequences on the basis of when each occurs and how it motivates behavior. Incentives always come after behavior and attract or repel the initiation of the behavior. Consequences follow behavior and increase or decrease the persistence of behavior.
2. From the viewpoint of operant conditioning, explain the meaning of each of the following five terms: S: R C. [S, colon, R, arrow, C]
S stands for situational cue, R stands for behavioral response, and C stands for consequence. The colon between S and R shows that the situational cue sets the occasion for the behavioral