Stimuli

Question 1

A stimulus class whose members share a common set of features

Answer 1

Concept

Question 2

Performance in a match-to-sample procedure in which discrimination between the comparison stimuli is conditional on, or depends on, the sample stimulus present on each trial

Answer 2

Conditional Discrimination

Question 3

A procedure for transferring stimulus control from contrived response prompts to naturally existing stimuli by increasing the duration of a delay from the initial SD to the response prompt

Answer 3

Constant Time Delay

Question 4

A stimulus in the presence of which a given behavior has been reinforced and in the absence of which that behavior has not been reinforced. It’s presence signals the availability of reinforcement

Answer 4

Discriminative Stimulus (SD)

Question 5

A variety of techniques for gradually transferring stimulus control with a minimum of errors

Answer 5

Errorless Learning

Question 6

Stimuli that share common physical forms or structures or common relative relationships

Answer 6

Feature stimulus class

Question 7

A technique of transferring stimulus control where response prompts are provided beginning with least intrusive and increasing to the most intrusive. If the participant does not respond independently the prompt level is increased

Answer 7

Least-to-most response prompts

Question 8

A discrete trial procedure for investigating conditional relations and stimulus equivalence. The participants makes a selection from a field that matches a sample stimulus.

Answer 8

Matching-to-sample

Question 9

A technique of transferring stimulus control in which the practitioner physically guides the participant through the response and then gradually reduces prompts over successive trials.

Answer 9

Most-to-least response prompts

Question 10

A condition in which the range of discriminative stimuli, or stimulus features controlling behavior, is extremely limited and interferes with learning

Answer 10

Over selective stimulus control

Question 11

Occurs when the most salient component of a compound stimulus arrangement controls responding and interferes with the acquisition of stimulus control by the more relevant stimulus

Answer 11

Overshadowing

Question 12

A procedure for transferring stimulus control that starts with simultaneous presentation of the stimulus and the prompt. The time delay is gradually and systematically extended.

Answer 12

Progressive time delay

Question 13

Prompts that operate directly on the response to cue a correct response. The three major forms are verbal instructions, modeling, and physical guidance.

Answer 13

Response prompts

Question 14

Occurs when a competing stimulus blocks the evocative function of a stimulus that has acquired stimulus control over the behavior. Sometimes called masking

Answer 14

Stimulus blocking

Question 15

A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or amplitude of a behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus.

Answer 15

Stimulus control

Question 16

A stimulus in the presence of which a given behavior has not produced reinforcement, or has produced reinforcement of lesser quality, in the past

Answer 16

Stimulus Delta (S^)

Question 17

When one stimulus(SD) signals the availability of reinforcement and the absence of that stimulus (S^) signals a zero or reduced chance of reinforcement. Responses occur more often in the presence of the SD.

Answer 17

Stimulus Discrimination

Question 18

The conventional procedure requires one behavior and two antecedent stimulus conditions. Responses are reinforced in the presence of one stimulus condition, the SD, but not in the presence of the other stimulus, S^.

Answer 18

Stimulus Discrimination training

Question 19

A method of transferring stimulus control that involves highlighting a physical dimension of a stimulus to increase the likelihood of a correct response and then diminishing that exaggeration over time

Answer 19

Stimulus fading

Question 20

When an antecedent stimulus has a history of evoking a response that has been reinforced in its presence, the same type of behavior tends to be evokes by stimuli that share similar physical properties with the controlling stimulus

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Stimulus Generalization

Question 21

A graphic depiction of the extent to which behavior that has been reinforced in the presence of a specific stimulus condition is emitted in the presence of other stimuli

Answer 21

Stimulus generalization gradient

Question 22

Prompts that operate directly on the antecedent task stimuli to cue a correct responses in conjunction with the critical SD.

Answer 22

Stimulus Prompts

Question 23

A procedure for transferring stimulus control from contrived responses prompts to naturally existing stimuli in which the delay between the stimuli and the prompt are increased based on the participant responding.

Answer 23

Time Delay