An Establishing Operation Is an Event That Makes a Reinforcer

question 13

True/False

An establishing operation is an event that makes a reinforcer more potent at a particular time.​

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Definitions:

Short-term Memory

A part of the memory system where small amounts of information can be stored for a short period of time, typically seconds to minutes.

Social Security Number

A unique, nine-digit number assigned to U.S. citizens and eligible residents, used for tracking earnings and benefits within the social security system.

Paired Associates

A learning method where items are learned in linked pairs so that when one item of a pair is presented, the other can be recalled.

Retrieval Principle

The concept in which memory recall is enhanced if the context at the time of recall matches the context present during encoding or learning.