Procedures or conditions that establish value for behaviors by increasing the reinforcers' value are known as what?

• A. Establishing Operations (EOs)/Motivating Operations (MOs)
• B. Antecedents
• C. Behavioral Reduction
• D. Stimulus Fading Procedures

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how certain conditions change how valuable a reinforcer is, which in turn affects how likely someone is to engage in behaviors that produce that reinforcer. These conditions are Motivating Operations (MOs) or Establishing Operations (EOs). They are value-altering antecedents: they make a reinforcer more effective or less effective. For example, deprivation of food is an establishing operation that makes food more valuable, increasing the likelihood of behaviors that have previously led to obtaining food. Conversely, satiation can reduce the value of the reinforcer and lower those behaviors.

In the question, the term that describes procedures or conditions that increase the reinforcers' value is the MO/EO concept. The other options don’t capture this specific value-altering role: antecedents cover triggering events more broadly, behavioral reduction relates to decreasing behavior, and stimulus fading procedures are about gradually changing stimulus properties during shaping.