Emit, Evoke, Elicit

Evoke

- refers to operant bx, the response bears a probabilistic relationship to the occurence of the SD. Synonyms: set the ocasion for, ocasion, promote, cue, and signal. - increase the likelyhood of the emission of a response by arranging prior stimulus conditions.

elicit

Produce as an invariable result. A puff of air on the eye elicits an eye blink. The term elicit refers to reflexes where the unconditioned response bears a one-to-one relationship to the unconditioned stimulus

Emit

Produce, but not as an invariable result of any particular stimulus. A student in a class emits many responses which are not an automatic response to any preceding stimuli. A term that describes the occurrence of operant behavior - bx modified by its consequences & empasizes that the bx occurs bc of its consequences and not bc it was produced by its stimulus. In this text, familiar verbs such as express, produce, perform, respond, and behave are used as equivalents.