Figure 3.

Depiction of the CMO-R relation. As a result of having systematically preceded the onset of an aversive stimulus (such as a demand), the previously neutral stimulus (the experimenter wearing gloves) acquires aversive properties of its own, thereby becoming a CMO-R. As such, the onset of the CMO-R (the experimenter wearing gloves) exerts value- and behavior-altering effects, such as establishing glove removal as an effective type of reinforcement and evoking behaviors that have led to this in the past.