Module 8 Flashcards
Shaping
process of systematically and differentially reinforcing successive approximations to a terminal behavior
successive approximations
series of rewards that provides positive reinforcement for behavior changes that are successive steps towards the final desired behavior
shaping as a procedure
differentially reinforce responses leading to the desires performance, slight changes in form or rate and continue to increase the response requirement, terminal goal (clearly specify end goal), in between are sub goals, criteria approximations (quantity, rate, latency, intensity, topography), starting point, step progression- size and duration, combine with other procedures
combine shaping with
prompting, fading, chaining
Pryor’s 10 Laws of Shaping
- raise criteria in increments small enough so client has a realistic chance of reinforcement
- Train one aspect of any particular behavior at a time. Don’t shape two criteria together
- Put current level of response on a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement before adding or raising criteria
- When you start to target new one, temporarily relax old ones
- Stay ahead of client: don’t be surprised if they make sudden progress
- Don’t change teachers midstream. One shaper per behavior
- If one shaping procedure does not work, try a different one
- Don’t interrupt a training session gratuitously
- If behavior deteriorates, quickly review shaping process with easily earned reinforcers
- End each session on a high note if possible, but in any case, quit while you are ahead
Progressive thinking
lots of flexibility in this
- expanding response classes (goal is to get more and more behavior as you go on)
- shaping a reciprocal process
- your behavior is controlled by learners behavior- NOT protocol
Shaping artistry
shaping is a reciprocal process
being attuned and responsive to fluctuations, day to day, minute to minute
in turn shapes our method, timing, intuition for assessment and shaping
Prompting: Terminology
teacher engages in behavior that increases likelihood that the student will respond correctly
Response prompts
operate directly on response: verbal instructions, modeling, physical guidance
Stimulus Prompts
operate directly on the antecedent stimuli: looking at, gestural
Controlling prompt
any prompt where learner responds correctly nearly 100% of the time
Common inadvertent prompts
didn’t mean to
position of stimuli
eye contact
partial verbal
prompt types
specific prompt types are provided
prompting systems
guidelines/rules
- when to provide prompts
- when to fade prompt
purpose of prompting system
to keep client successful - reduce unneeded errors transfer of stimulus control - from prompt or prompt type to discriminative stimulus Skill acquisition - new skills - generalization - maintenance
Gesture
ex: pointing towards card
indicating what correct target is by pointing
provides right after instruction
reduction of the field
ex: taking away cards when they are not the target card
by taking away options increasing likelihood that she is going to respond correctly
- can do proactively and reactively