Unit 12

Question 1

Responses are controlled in part by stimulus in the immediate environment. A method of promoting generalization called _____ involves including environmental features from the generalization context in training.

Answer 1

Programming common stimuli

Question 2

Behavior that results in reinforcement only sometimes is more likely to maintain. Gradually ____ the schedule of reinforcement can help to promote maintenance.

Answer 2

Thinning

Question 3

When a response occurs in inappropriate novel stimulus conditions, it has __.

Answer 3

Overgeneralized

Question 4

After training a client to request a snack in the clinic setting, an RBT observed that the client did not emit this behavior at home or with parents. The training procedures were then implemented in the home and the parents were trained to conduct the training. This method is called __.

Answer 4

Sequential modification

Question 5

If an RBT uses contingencies and schedules of reinforcement that make it more difficult for the client to determine when reinforcement will be provided, she is using ____.

Answer 5

Indiscriminable contingencies

Question 6

Although a behavior may occur reliably in the training context, it is necessary for the behavior to also occur in the client’s everyday environment. Therefore, skill acquisition plans should include methods to ____ control from training stimuli to the natural stimuli in the client’s natural environment.

Answer 6

Transfer

Question 7

____ is when a behavior persists and continues after teaching or training has ended.

Answer 7

Maintenance

Question 8

_____ described when responding occurs under a variety of conditions or contexts.

Answer 8

Generalization

Question 9

____ is when a specific response occurs in the presence of varied stimulus conditions.

Answer 9

Stimulus generalization

Question 10

Sometimes, generalization can be hindered by the highly controlled conditions in research and clinic settings. To better promote generalization, RBTs can allow unimportant features of the environment to change over time, which is called ____.

Answer 10

Training loosely

Question 11

For a behavior to successfully generalize to the natural setting, the behavior must still contact reinforcement. To improve the chance of generalization, training can incorporate ___ contingencies that resemble the consequences present in the generalization context.

Answer 11

Natural

Question 12

Because some generalization occurs automatically, one way to get a behavior to generalize is to train and ____.

Answer 12

Hope

Question 13

Stimulus generalization is when a specific behavior occurs in the presence of a novel stimuli that ____ the original training stimulus.

Answer 13

Resemble

Question 14

Response generalization is when the ___ of the response varies.

Answer 14

Form

Question 15

When a behavior should occur in a variety of contexts, RBTs can plan ahead of time to incorporate training in those contexts into the skill acquisition plan. By training ____ of situations in which the behavior should occur, the chance that the behavior will occur in new, untrained situations increases.

Answer 15

Multiple exemplars

Question 16

The two types of generalization are response and ___ generalization.

Answer 16

Stimulus

Question 17

A behavior is ____ when it only occurs in the presence of a specific stimulus or stimulus condition.

Answer 17

Discriminated

Question 18

Behavior does not occur in the absence of at least occasional ____.

Answer 18

Reinforcement

Question 19

It is generally recommended to follow an ___ approach to promoting generalization.

Answer 19

Active

Question 20

For a behavior to be maintained, it is necessary for the behavior to contact natural ___ of reinforcement.

Answer 20

Contingencies