Deck 16: Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Generality of Behavior Change

Question 1

What is the meaning of the term behavioral momentum? Give an example.

Answer 1

Behavioral momentum is a momentary increase in the probability of some response occurring as a result of one or more functionally equivalent responses having been reinforced.For example, to increase the probability that a child will follow an instruction that the child normally does not follow, it is often effective first to give the child an instruction that the child is likely to follow, and to reinforce compliance with that instruction.Any appropriate example is acceptable.

Question 2

What is meant by "recruitment of reinforcement"? Illustrate with an example that is not in this chapter.

Answer 2

Recruitment of reinforcement is when an individual emits a desirable behavior and then tells someone about it in order to receive positive feedback.For example, at a basketball practice when players are practicing on their own, a young player might make three foul shots in a row, and then tell the coach about it.Any appropriate example is acceptable.

Question 3

Briefly describe four tactics for programming operant behavior maintenance.
Give an example of each.

Answer 3

(a)Use behavioral trapping to ensure that the target behavior comes under the control of reinforcers in the natural environment.(b)Teach people in the natural environment to maintain the target behavior of the subject.(c)Use an intermittent schedule of reinforcement in the target situation.(d)Teach the individual behavioral self-control to maintain the target behavior in the natural environment.Any appropriate examples are acceptable.

Question 4

Describe the example of a self-generated mediator of generalization involving the figure skater.

Question 5

Define behavioral trap,, and give an example.

Question 6

Give two examples of the Unaware-Misapplication Pitfall involving stimulus generalization; (a)one of which involves generalization of a desirable behavior to an inappropriate situation; and (b)the other of which involves generalization of an undesirable behavior.

Question 7

When discussing programming of generality of behavior, what do we mean by the training situation versus the target situation?

Question 8

List three tactics for programming operant response generalization. Give an example of each.

Question 9

Briefly describe how Carole's honors presentation demonstrated behavioral generality.

Question 10

Suppose a manager at a local fast-food restaurant has encouraged staff to show frequent desirable customer service behaviors.Describe the details of a plausible VI/LH schedule that the manager might use to maintain the desirable service behaviors at a high rate.

Question 11

Describe an example of unlearned response generalization that is not in this chapter.

Question 12

How might the teaching of a rule facilitate operant stimulus generalization? State the general factor for programming for generalization that seems to be operating, and illustrate with an example.

Question 13

Give an example of learned response generalization due to functionally equivalent responses.

Question 14

Briefly explain why considerations regarding generality of respondent behavior differ from those regarding operant behavior.

Question 15

Give an example of learned response generalization that occurs when different responses share a common characteristic.

Question 16

Describe the generalization strategy referred to as general case programming. Give an example.

Question 17

Define response generalization.

Question 18

Define stimulus generalization, and give an example that is not in this chapter.

Question 19

When is a behavior change said to have generality?

Question 20

List four tactics for programming operant stimulus generalization. Give an example of each.

Question 21

State the Failure-to-Apply Pitfall, and give an example of it that involves failure to program for desirable generalization.

Question 22

What rule for programming stimulus generalization is exemplified by the study in which object and picture names were taught to children with developmental disabilities?
Explain.

Question 23

Give an example of the Unaware-Misapplication Pitfall involving response generalization.