RBT Section 3: Behavior Acquisition Pt 2

stimulus control

after discrimination training, a response occurs more often in one stimulus than in another

prompts are like…

hints

best prompt type to use is…

the least intrusive prompt (then fade it out)

prompting types most → least

full physical

partial physical

modeling

visual/positional

gestural

verbal

errorless prompting (most→least)

starting with the most intrusive prompting and go down the scale

lease → most prompting

starting with the least intrusive prompting, and working way up if needed

time delay prompting

gradually increasing the time in between instruction & when you give a prompt

stimulus fading prompt

gradually changing/removing a prompt thats built into stimulus

generalization

engaging with a skill you learned in a different setting

to promote generalization you must…

vary the way you present instruction

if you see a skill being used in natural environment you must…

reinforce!

aqcusition procedures

used when a skill is still being learned (use prompting, reinforcement, etc.)

shaping

reinforcing closer and closer approximations of a target skill

parts of a token economy

1) target behavior: goal behavior that earns a token

2) earn tokens: receive a token/point for behavior

3) redeem: redeem tokens for a backup reinforcer