PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Stimulus Control
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Study and review: shortcut stimulus control methods, variety of prompts a. i. Stiimuli introduced to supplement the normal sd to elicit the appropriate behavior (which is then reinforced: two categories of prompts b. i. Physical guidance (moving target person"s body through desired action) b. i. 2. Gestural (making movements that direct the person"s actions) b. i. 4. Modeling (performing the act for the person to see) b. ii. Environmental (changes in surrounding: prompts are generally removed in a gradual manner once behavior has been learned and well established c. i. This allows for stimulus control to be transferred to the sd c. ii. Fading of response and stimulus prompts done through decreasing and increasing assistance methods c. iii. Delayed prompting is used only for response prompts and can involve constant or progressive delays across trials c. iv.