Skills Acquisition: Advanced Flashcards
What is task analysis?
Breaking down a complex skill into smaller steps that are more teachable
Task analysis is part of a procedure called what?
Chaining
What are the three types of chaining?
Total task chaining, backwards chaining, and forwards chaining
How is forward chaining done
Teaches the first step and completes the rest for the learner
How is backward chaining done?
Instructor does the steps and has the learner perform the last step
How is total task chaining done?
All steps are taught at once
When is reinforcement in forward task chaining?
After the designated steps
When is reinforcement received in total task chaining?
After each step that is completed independently and at the end of the chain
What is shaping?
The process if reinforcing Systematic approximations of terminal response or behavior
When is shaping used?
To help a learner acquire a new response or expand on a response currently in their repertoire
Shaping works by reinforcing what?
One response but with-holding reinforcement for the non-designatef response
Shaping frequency means…
Increasing or decreasing the number of times a response is completed over time
Shaping latency means…
Changing the amount of time it takes for a response to occur after a demand has been given
Shaping duration means…
Changing the amount of time that a response lasts
Shaping amplitude means…
Changing the intensity of a certain behavior or response
