Unit 4 Flashcards
Prerequisite skills
Pre-attending skills Instructional control Verbal behavior Generalized imitation Derived relational responding
Behavioral momentum
The tendency of behavior patterns to persist
once established
High-P request sequence
A procedure in which a person presents a
series of easy-to-follow requests with which
the behaver has a history of compliance in a
sequence and then finishes with target
request
When to use High-P request sequence
Tendency to become overly prompt
dependent
Too big to manage physically
Extremely sensitive to being touched
Behavior cusps
A behavior change that has consequences
for the organism beyond the change itself,
some of which may be considered important
Pivotal behavior
Behavior, that once learned, produces
corresponding modification or covariations in
other adaptive untrained behaviors
Rules
Specify contingencies
Tell the listener what to do to gain or avoid
certain consequences
Contingency specifying stimuli
The verbal antecedent stimulus or “rule”
actually alters the function of other stimuli,
such as a previously neutral stimulus may
function as a discriminate stimulus or a
reinforcer
Rule-governed behavior
Behavior controlled by a verbal description of
a contingency
Imitation
The learner emits behavior which is
topographically identical or very similar to the
antecedent stimuli, which consists of
someone else performing a behavior, which
is then imitated by the learner
Generalized imitation
Imitative behavior which occurs without the
person receiving training and reinforcement
to imitate the specific behavior modeled
Imitation training
Presenting a model that sets the occasion for a specific response by the learner Providing response prompts as needed, so the learner emits the imitative response within a designated interval Reinforcing the imitative response
Modeling (procedure)
Uses an individual’s imitative repertoire to
train new behaviors or to evoke desirable
behaviors occurring at a rate which is too low
Behavior Skills Training
A training package that utilizes instructions,
modeling, rehearsal, and feedback in order
to teach a new skill
BST
Behavior Skills Training
Four components of BST
Instructions
Modeling
Rehearsal
Feedback
Verbal instructions
Vocal presentation of rationale and
description of jobs
One of the most common procedures in staff
training
Vocal instructions
Written instructions
Instructions providing in writing
Modeling
Role-playing with trainers/trainees
Often involves simulated work setting
Modeling in BST
Rehearsal
Trainee rehearses skills to be learned
