Chapter 14 Flashcards
Imitation
The form of the behavior of the imitator
Is controlled by
Similar behavior of the model
Physical prompt
The trainer physically moves the trainee’s body
In an approximation of the desired response
Generalized imitation
Imitation of the response
Of a model
Without previous reinforcement
Of imitation of that specific response
Verbal prompt
A supplemental verbal stimulus
That raises the probability of a correct response
The theory of generalized imitation
Generalized imitative response occur
Because they automatically produce imitative reinforcers
Imitative reinforcers
Stimuli arising from the match between
The behavior of the imitator
And the behavior of the model
That functions as reinforcers