Jared got sick after eating too much cake. From then onward, he could no longer eat cake. The act of eating too much cake functioned as a(n) _____ with respect to the subsequent likelihood of again eating cake.
A) establishing response
B) dependent variable
C) extraneous operation
D) establishing operation

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An establishing operation (EO) is a condition that temporarily alters the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher. In this case, getting sick from eating too much cake decreased the value of cake as a reinforcer, thus reducing Jared's likelihood of eating cake again.

Jared Got Sick After Eating Too Much Cake