Problematic Behaviour Flashcards
Some behaviours are problems because…………
They are inappropriate
Another reason some behaviours are problematic……..
They occur too often
Behaviours that SHOULD occur but do not are called B………….. D………
Behavioural Deficets
Behaviour that occurs too often is known as a B……….. E……..
Behavioural excess
Process of learning a new behaviour B………… A………..
Behavioural acquisition
The development of new behaviour through reinforcement of successive approximations of the target behaviour S…………..
Shaping
Shaping changes D……….. Of B……….
Dimensions of behaviour
To shape behaviour we need to find a T……….. And T……….. Behaviour
Target and terminal
The starting step is a behaviour the person a………. E……….. It
Already engages in
A stimulus needs to act as an e……… r…………..
Effective reinforcer
Step by step procedure to target behaviour a………..
Approximations
An effective reinforcer needs to be delivered q……..
Quickly
You need to r……….. step by step until each step is mastered
Reinforce
If the learner is failing to acquire the steps, you might be going too F………
Fast
Not acquiring an approximation can also meant the learner is S…….. And you are going too s……
Stuck
Slow
O……… Is everything in shaping
Observation
If you r……… At the wrong time you may m….. the opportunity to s…… The behaviour
Reinforce
Miss
Shape
The developmemt of complex behaviour through the reinforcement of a specified sequence of behaviour c……,.,
Chaining
A stimuli can be both D………….. S……….. And a r……….
Discriminative stimuli
Reinforcer
All links in a chain needs to serve as both an s… And r……….
Sd
Reinforcer
A key part of shaping new behaviour t….. A……
Task analysis
Detailed specification of all the component steps within a behavioural chain T….. A…..
Task analysis
Different wys to come up with task analysis:
O…….
Ask an e……..
P……… The skill yourself
Observe
Expert
Perform
Task analysis can differ on a…. p…… s…… r……
Age,
Person
Skill repertoire
Method in which behaviours in a Chain are taught sequentially from first to last F……… C……
Forward chaining
In forward chaining the learner will not obtain the F……. R……….. On each practice trial
Final
Reinforcer
Forward chaining allows you to teach a sequence of events from b………. To e……..
Beginning
End
Method in which behaviours in a chain are taught from last to first B…………. C………..
Backwards chaining
The terminal reinforcer is I…………
Immediate
In backward chaining learner access the final reinforcer on e…… practice trail
Every
Procedure in which the nire chain of behaviours is taught in single presentation T…… T….. P………..
Total task presentation
All steps in the chain are D…….. And the learner C……. The sequence in the C……. Order
Demonstrated
Copies
Correct
Total task presentation involves M………. Skills and I………. Skills
Memory
Imitation
Total task presentation is usually only used when the learner is already C…….. In the skills and just needs to learn the S…………
Competent
Sequence
When behaviour chains are longer or more complex f……… And b……… C……… Work e……… Well
Forward
Backward
Chaining
Equally
Before attempting a chain yourself you need to have a complete t…… a…….
Task analysis
For each step in forward and backward chaining you allow sufficient p…….. At each step
Practice
