Lesson 9 - Shaping and Chaining

Question 1

what is shaping?

Answer 1

the process of systematically and differentially reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior

Question 2

what are the various dimensions of behavior

Answer 2

topography, frequency, duration, magnitude, latency

Question 3

what is magnitude in shaping

Answer 3

shaping up louder volumes of speech

Question 4

what is latency in shaping

Answer 4

shaping down a shorter delay in response

Question 5

what is duration in shaping

Answer 5

how long they…stay seated, stay on task, etc.

Question 6

what is topography in shaping

Answer 6

shaping from word approx. to actual words

Question 7

what is chaining

Answer 7

a sequence of responses in which each response is reinforcement for that response and an Sd for the next response
- reinforcement serves as an Sd for another response

Question 8

what are the ways you can use chaining

Answer 8

verbal, play, social, adaptive, academics

Question 9

What are the 4 steps to chaining?

Answer 9

1. identify the goal
2. conduct task analysis
3. assess current level
4. select and implement chaining procedures

Question 10

What is chaining also called?

Answer 10

task analysis