PSYC 3451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Discrete Trial Training, Stimulus Control, Language Processing In The Brain
29 Mar 2016
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Discrete trial training: a way to teach children to learn. The cue: discriminative stimulus, teacher presents a clear instruction verbally. What is it? touch___. : or an instruction is presented in another form. Why use discrete trial training: typically developing children learn from their environment (bredekamp & Children with autism are often unable to learn in this manner: therefore problem behavior during necessary instruction tends to develop in many children with autism. Lovaas (1987: ucla young child autism project, originally used a great deal of punishment and addition of aversive stimuli www. youtube. com/watch?v=hulvh9jpr8k https:// The method of discrete trial training: a small unit of instruction implemented by a teacher. Can involve working 1:1 in a distraction free setting. Can occur during natural environment situations with many other stimuli present (incidental teaching or net) Prompt: done at the same time as the cue or immediately after.
