Starting a car and diapering a baby are other common sequences. We will discuss research in serial learning in this module. As you read the text, keep the following questions in mind.
Many behaviors have a sequence or order inherent in their execution.
Such sequences occur whenever one response changes the situation so that a new response is called for. For example, turning the key in an ignition switch starts the car. Now a new set of responses are appropriate. We release the hand brake, put the car in gear, and so on. Changes in the environment, or within the learner, which occur as a result of behavior are called response-produced stimuli.