_______ are conditions that indirectly affect behavior by increasing or decreasing the power of a specific contingent consequence.
A) Contextual operations
B) Antecedents
C) Motivating operations
D) Stimulus controls

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Motivating operations are environmental variables that alter the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher and change the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced or punished by those outcomes. They indirectly affect behavior by increasing or decreasing the value of a specific contingent consequence, making a particular behavior more or less likely to occur.

_______ Are Conditions That Indirectly Affect Behavior by Increasing or Decreasing