Test 3 Lovaas

Question 1

Areas to monitor

Answer 1

how to use instructions
what behaviors to reinforce
how to select and deliver reinforcers
how to prompt
how to pace trials
how to weaken interfering behaviors
where and when to teach

Question 2

Instructions

Answer 2

understandable
different stimuli
randomly rotate instructions
make sure student responds right away
short ITI

Question 3

Selecting Behavior

Answer 3

temporarily discontinue teaching that leads to PB
break down complex behavior
don’t teach eye contact early
minimize length of sitting in chair
make sure to teach 1 thing at a time (no “look at me” before trial)
don’t assume prior knowledge
don’t overwhelm the student

Question 4

selecting reinforcers

Answer 4

avoid limited set of reinforcers
avoid satiation
use primary and secondary combos
individualize (don't be loud to sound sensitive students)
do not delay reinforcement
avoid reinforcing incorrect behavior
don't use complex comments to reinforce
don't reinforce escape maintained PB
avoid reinforcing errors

Question 5

Prompting

Answer 5

avoid inadvertent prompts
overlap instructions and prompts
fade prompts
make sure SD is SD and prompt is not SD
use modelling instead of phys prompts

Question 6

pacing

Answer 6

keep iti short
intersperse mastered with new
prevent attention drift
no self-stimulatory behaviors during breaks

Question 7

Weakening interfering behaviors

Answer 7

withold maintaining reinforcers for interfering behaviors
make sure time-out is not negatively reinforcing
remember social consequences are irrelevant for automatically reinforced behaviors

Question 8

When and Where to teach

Answer 8

early = one room at a table
be aware that new teachers = generalization training
don’t assume mainstreaming will work
regression can occur if a mid functioning is placed with low functioning ind
don’t expect optimal progress with any less than 40 hrs per week
hardest tasks in the morning