Presenting the Sᴰ, decreasing response effort, and presenting an establishing operation are ways to:

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Presenting the Sᴰ (discriminative stimulus) signals that a particular behavior will result in a consequence that the individual may find aversive, making that behavior less likely to occur. In contrast, decreasing response effort (e.g. making a behavior easier to do) and presenting an establishing operation (e.g. providing access to a desirable item) make a behavior more likely to occur.

Presenting the Sᴰ, Decreasing Response Effort, and Presenting an Establishing