sentences:  In other words, behaviors are prompted by stimuli (antecedents) which then result in responses (the behaviors themselves) which are, in turn, followed by consequences.Consequences either increase (reinforcement) or decrease (punishment) the probability of future repetition of this behavior.Conjointly using these two models in a 2x3 matrix (P = B × E to create a top and bottom row, and the ABC model to create three columns across each of the two rows), Gilbert identified six variables which he believed were necessary to improve human performance