BEHV 102 Weeks 6 & 7 Flashcards
Behavior Trap
Interrelated contingencies that can have long-lasting behavior change
Contrived Contingency
Contingencies of reinforcement or punishment designed and implemented by a behavior analyst
Contrived Mediating Stimulus
Stimulus from instructional setting that prompts the learner to do behavior in generalization setting
General Case Analysis
Identifying and selecting teaching examples representing full range
Generalization Across Subjects
Changes in behavior of people not directly treated by an intervention
Generalization Probe
Assessing performance in untrained settings
Generalization Setting
Any place/stimulus different from instructional setting
Generalized Behavior Change
Behavior appears when untrained
Indiscriminable Contingency
Difficult to determine if reinforcement will occur
Instructional Setting
Where instruction occurs
Multiple-Exemplar Training
Practice with a variety of stimulus conditions to ensure generalization
Naturally Existing Contingency
Contingencies that operate independent of the behavior analyst’s efforts
Program Common Stimuli
Using salient stimuli in instructional setting to promote generalization
Response Generalization
Learner emits untrained response functionally equivalent to trained response
Response Maintenance
Learner still performs behavior after intervention stops