PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stimulus Control, Reinforcement
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Stimulus generalization: the target behavior occurs in all relevant circumstances, the target behavior occurs outside of the training situation. Response generalization: change in the target behavior results in changes in other relevant behaviors. Maintenance: target behavior continues to occur in relevant situations after training. Teaching social skills to a child with autism. Reinforce instances of generalization: train in the target situation, the training setting and criterion setting (the natural environment) are the same. Train skills that contact natural contingencies of reinforcement: must first analyze the natural contingencies, train skills that will work for the learner, train the learner to solicit reinforcement. Modify contingencies of reinforcement and punishment in the natural environment: must have some control over the natural contingencies (for example, in educational settings or residential treatment environments) Incorporate a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training: sample all relevant sds for the target behavior, train sufficient exemplars, general case programming.
