Lesson 4 - Punishment & Skill Building

Question 1

What is punishment?

Answer 1

a consequence that decreases the probability of the future occurrence of the behavior

Question 2

what are some problems with punishment?

Answer 2

has to be consistent, gives too many chances, erodes trust, doesn’t teach skills

Question 3

what are the 3 skill acquisition assessments?

Answer 3

VB-MAPP, ABIUS-R, PEAK

Question 4

ABIUS-R is an assessment of what?

Answer 4

basic language and learning skills

Question 5

VB-MAPP is an assessment what?

Answer 5

verbal behavior milestone assessment and placement program

Question 6

different between DTT and NET?

Answer 6

NET teaches in the moment (a learning opportunity) and DTT is more purposeful

Question 7

What is an SD?

Answer 7

discriminative stimulus
-stimulus that provokes a specific response (like an antecedent)

Question 8

a response can be correct, incorrect or

Answer 8

a “nonresponse”
- it’s still a response so you have to close the trial!

Question 9

a consequences matches the what?

Answer 9

response
-reinforce if its the correct response
-aka Sr+/-

Question 10

what is IOA?

Answer 10

inter-observer agreement

Question 11

What are the parts of a discrete trial?

Answer 11

Sd -> R -> C