B-11 Discrimination, Generalization and Maintenance

Question 1

Discrimination Training

Answer 1

Procedure that results in target behavior occurring at different rates in different situations

Reinforcing a behavior in the presence of some antecedent and extinguishing (or punishing) the behavior in the absence of the antecedent.

1. Simultaneous Discrimination training
2. Successive Discrimination training

Question 2

Simultaneous Discrimination Training

Answer 2

Present the child with a car and a toy dinosaur. Ask the child to point to the car.

This scenario is called a Trial

Car is the SD and the dinosaur is the S-Delta

Question 3

Successive Discrimination Training

Answer 3

Present child with toy car and ask ‘what’s this?

Provide and fade prompts

This scenario is called a trial

Question 4

Error-less Discrimination Training/Learning

Answer 4

Provide a prompt before an error is made so client doesn’t practice the mistake

Teaching Discrimination with few or no errors.

Ex: Fading in S-delta (incorrect stimulus)

Question 5

Discrete Trial Training

Answer 5

An instructional method wherein the client is presented with formal opportunity to perform behavior. Consequence is provided depending on behavior.

Commonly used to teach receptive and expressive language

Question 6

Conditioned Discrimination

Answer 6

Discrimination in which reinforcement of responding during stimulus depends on other stimuli

Ex: Name an Aquatic (other stimulus) Animal (Primary stimulus)

Question 7

Generalization

Answer 7

Generalization occurs when a variety of stimuli elicit a certain response

Skills learnt can be used in multiple situations/places etc.

Types:

1. Stimulus Generalization
2. Response Generalization

Question 8

Stimulus Generalization

Answer 8

The tendency for the effect of training to spread to other situations.

Ex: Learnt to say hello to teacher. Starts saying hello to friends, other teachers, family members etc

Question 9

Response Generalization

Answer 9

The tendency of the effects of training one behavior to spread to other behaviors

Effects of a contingency spread to responses not yet associated with the contingency.

Question 10

Maintenance

Answer 10

Following the removal of an intervention, the extent to which a response remains in the individual repertoire over time.

Extent to which a procedure can produce durable changes in behavior -or- a phase of acquisition that uses specially designed procedures to maintain an already-learned response