EDF 6221 Test 2 Solved 100% Graded A+
Question : Task analysis
CORRECT ANSWER : The process (and product) of
reducing a complex behavior and sequences of behavior to their component elements
Question : What is a task analysis used for?
CORRECT ANSWER : -Determining the sequence of
behaviors an individual must perform to complete a given task -Teaching complex behaviors such as physical movements or academic tasks -Reinforcing small steps toward attainment of the final performance -Giving feedback on the details of a complex behavior
Question : Conducting a task analysis
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Determine terminal objective: what skills or behaviors will be taught? What's the end
behavior? 2. Set criterion for mastery: what is the behavior,
condition, and criterion? 3. Specify any prerequisite skills:
where is the learner now? 4. Take into account dimension
concerns: how are we measuring success? 5. List all steps: what are the necessary steps? Are these universal? Is the sequence correct? 6. Include needed props/materials
Question : Shaping
CORRECT ANSWER : Teaching new behaviors through
differential reinforcement of successive approximations to a specified target/terminal behavior
Question : When to use shaping?
CORRECT ANSWER : When there is a wide gap between
the operant level of functioning and the target behavior
Question : Successive approximations
CORRECT ANSWER : The component parts of a task
(resulting from a task analysis) that resemble the terminal behavior along some meaningful dimension and that, when properly sequenced, lead to exhibition of the terminal behavior -The initial and intermediate behaviors that lead to the terminal behavior
Question : Shifting criterion
CORRECT ANSWER : The gradual increase of the criterion
for reinforcement. Sometimes called changing criterion
Question : When should you shift the criterion?
CORRECT ANSWER : When the student can engage in the
successive approximation on a variable schedule of reinforcement
Question : Shaping behaviors refers to the reinforcement of
___ ___ of a terminal behavior
CORRECT ANSWER : successive approximations
Question : Behavioral chain
CORRECT ANSWER : A sequence of stimuli and
responses. Each response produces a change in the environment that acts as a discriminative stimulus for the next response
Question : Behavior principle
CORRECT ANSWER : Behaviors are linked together in
sequences where one behavior produces a reinforcer for a preceding behavior and a cue (SD) for a subsequent behavior
Question : Behavioral chaining
CORRECT ANSWER : Reinforcing responses when they
occur in a sequence so that they form a complex behavior.Help strengthen new behaviors and weaken maladaptive ones.
Question : Forward chaining
CORRECT ANSWER : Steps in the chain are taught in
forward sequence first to last
Question : Task presentation chaining
CORRECT ANSWER : Simultaneous training of all links in
a behavioral chain. Use for short, simple tasks. Most difficult to implement