RBT Terms (Chaining)

Total Task Chaining

learner works on all steps of the task at once, instead of mastering one step at a time.

Task Analysis Chaining

Break complex skills into small, teachable steps.

Forward Chaining

1st step taught and reinforced, remaining steps are prompted

Backward Chaining

Last step taught and reinforced, remaining steps prompted and so on backwards.

Behavior Chain Interruption

interrupts a behavior chain before it is completed and teaches the learner to use a replacement respons

Shaping

Reinforce small steps (successive approximations) toward a target behavior.

Graduated Guidance

Offer physical guidance as needed and fading it quickly

Model Prompt

therapist demonstrates the correct behavior so the learner can imitate it.

Positional Prompt

stimulus prompt where you make the correct answer stand out by changing its position.

Prompt Fading

Moving down hierarchy, going from physical prompt to gestural.

Generalization

Behavior learned in one situation happens in others too.

Stimulus Generalization

Same response across different stimuli

Response Generalization

Different responses to the same stimuli

Discrete Trial Training (DTT)

Tasks are broken into short, simple trials. Clear beginning and end

Natural Environment Teaching (NET)

Skills are taught in the natural env. Like teaching colors while coloring

Stimulus Control Transfer

Shifting control of a bx from one stimulus to another.

Moving trigger of behavior from prompt to natural SD

Errorless Prompt/Errorless learning

prompting strategy where the therapist provides enough help immediately so the learner responds correctly without making mistakes.

Stimulus Control

behavior happens because a specific stimulus (the SD) is present, and it is less likely to happen when that stimulus is absent.

Stimulus Prompt

change something about the stimulus itself to make the correct response more likely.

Response Prompt

help the learner perform the correct behavior by giving assistance with their response.