RBT Vocabulary

Question 1

Shaping

Answer 1

each approximate desired behavior that is demonstrated is reinforced, while behaviors that are not approximations of the desired behavior are not reinforced

Question 2

Shaping Ex:

Answer 2

when a baby or a toddler learns to walk. They are reinforced for crawling, then standing, then taking one step, then taking a few steps, and finally for walking. Reinforcement is typically in the form of lots of praise and attention from the child’s parents

Question 3

Discrimination Training

Answer 3

Differentiating between stimuli

Question 4

Discrimination Training Ex:

Answer 4

Given client options of colored blocks, providing the SD, “give me the blue block.”

Question 5

Stimulus Control Transfer

Answer 5

Stimulus control transfer procedures are techniques in which prompts are discontinued once the target behavior is being displayed in the presence of the discriminative stimulus (Sd). Prompt fading and prompt delay are used in stimulus control transfer procedures

Question 6

Stimulus Control Transfer Ex:

Answer 6

A typical use of transferring stimulus control is to change the cue, for example moving from spoken commands to a hand signal