Chapter 19 Promoting Generalization

Question 1

functionally equivalent response

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A response that results in the same reinforcing outcome as an alternative response. The response serves the same function as the alternative response.

Question 2

general case programming

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A strategy for promoting generalization that involves the use of multiple training examples (stimulus exemplars) that sample the range of stimulus situations and response variations.

Question 3

generalization

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A process in which the behaviour occurs in the presence of antecedent stimuli that are similar in some way to the discriminative stimulus present when the behaviour was reinforced. Generalization is also defined as the occurrence of a target behaviour in a nontraining situation after training.

Question 4

natural contingencies of reinforcement

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The reinforcement contingency for the behaviour of a particular person in the normal course of the person’s life.

Question 5

self-generated mediator of generalization

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A behaviour that makes it more likely that one will perform the target behaviour at the right time. A self-instruction that is used to cue the appropriate behaviour at the appropriate time is an example.

Question 6

stimulus exemplars

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Stimuli that represent the range of relevant stimulus situations in which the response is to occur after training. One strategy for promoting generalization is to train sufficient stimulus exemplars.

Question 7

summary 1

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Question 8

summary 2

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Question 9

summary 3

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Question 10

summary 4

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Question 11

summary 5

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