A parent tells his teenage daughter that she can earn points for mowing the lawn, and when a certain number of points have been earned, she can exchange them for use of the family car.The description of the points program is a(n):
A)UMEO
B)CMEO
C)UMAO
D)CMAO

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CMEO stands for Conditioned Motivating Operation - Establishing Operation. It's a concept from behavior analysis that describes how the value of a reinforcer (use of the family car) is increased and behavior (mowing the lawn) that leads to that reinforcer is also increased, due to a specific environmental change (the points program).

A Parent Tells His Teenage Daughter That She Can Earn