Generalization

Question 1

changes in bx occur in all relevant situations or contexts in a persons life; outside the training context

Answer 1

generalization

Question 2

Ways to promote generalization of BX change:

Answer 2

• Reinforce occurrences of generalization
• Train skills that contact Natural Contingencies of SR
• Modify Contingencies of SR and PUN in natural environment
• Incorporate Variety of relevant stimulus situations in training
• Incorporate common stimuli
• Teach range of functionally equivalent responses
• Provide cues in natural environment
• Incorporate self-generated mediators of GEN

Question 3

EX:
Teach children to appropriately ask for their peer to share a toy-> Teachers provide praise to child when appropriately ask for toy to any peer in free play

Answer 3

Reinforce occurrences of generalization:

Question 4

EX:
Teach child to use communication device to order food -> restaurant workers will likely provide them with the food they requested via device

Answer 4

Train skills that contact Natural Contingencies of SR

Question 5

EX:
Counselor taught how to response when others tease child -> counselor met with staff at her school and taught them to provide praise and token each time they observe child use appropriately responding to teasing

Answer 5

Modify Contingencies of SR and PUN in natural environment

Question 6

EX:
Teach child w autism to wave when people greet them -> various people, various greetings, various settings -> wave with new people, new greetings, and in new settings

Answer 6

Incorporate Variety of relevant stimulus situations in training

Question 7

Ex:

Child with autism taught to appropriately request toys from peer -> peers from their classroom

Answer 7

Incorporate common stimuli

Question 8

Ex:

Worker learning to say no to unreasonable requests -> practice variety of responses

Answer 8

Teach range of functionally equivalent responses

Question 9

Ex;
Staff taught to wash hands correctly & at specific times when working in hospital -> post sings as a reminder to wash hands

Answer 9

Provide cues in natural environment

Question 10

Ex:
Parents attend training on child behavior management procedure and take notes -> parents review their notes to guide their implementation of the procedure

Answer 10

Incorporate self-generated mediators of GEN

Question 11

How would you teach generalization in this scenario:Teaching adolescents to recognize important words they need for living in community

Answer 11

show pictures to go along with important words; for stop,show red stop sign and red light, for girl show picture of mom, sister, bathroom sign of girl, etc