Question

When Matt goes to bed at night, he is unable to fall asleep because he usually takes a nap in the evening. Matt stops taking naps so that he is able to get more sleep at night. Which antecedent control strategy is Matt using to increase his desired behavior of getting more sleep at night

Answer 1

The correct answer is arranging establishing operations

Explanation: Arranging Establishing operations can be defined as environmental events that alter the effectiveness reinforcing a stimulus, as well as evoke all behavior that, in the past, was followed by such stimulus. The concept seems to describe, in behavioral terms, what is usually called motivation.