Discrimination Training

Question 1

Stimulus Control 👧|👦; 🚥🚦

Answer 1

A response occurs more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than the presence of another

-Specific responses correlating with specific consequences in the presence of specific antecedents

Green light:🚦 Exerts control over GOING; not stopping

Red light 🚥 Exerts control over STOPPING; not going

Question 2

Discriminative Stimulus (S^D)

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Answer 2

-A cue/signal that indicates the availability of reinforcement for a particular behavior

-Increases likelihood a specific behavior will occur bc signals that performing behavior will result in desired outcome

Example) OPEN sign on ☕️

• sign ON == you can go inside + order coffee (behavior); receive coffee (reinforcement)

-sign OFF== coffee shop closed, & behavior of trying to go inside will NOT be reinforced

Question 3

Stimulus Delta (SΔ)

Answer 3

A stimulus that signals NO reinforcement is available for a particular behavior

• opposite of S^D
  -when SΔ, the behavior is unlikely to occur bc it won’t lead to desired outcome

Example) Zelda 👾 >not fighting a boss bc I know their lvl so avoid

Example 2) light switch 💡 has tape over it and says “broken”
-“broken” sign == SΔ
-Behavior == flipping switch
-absence of reinforcement (light on)

Question 4

Discrimination Training

Answer 4

Procedure where responses are reinforced in the presence of one stimulus but not in the presence of its absence

-procedure= where responses are reinforced in the presence of the S^D and not in the presence of the SΔ

Example) teaching to identify dif colors

> only reinforce correct answer (S^D)

Question 5

What is required for Discrimination Training?

Answer 5

• 1 behavior
  -two or more antecedent conditions (SD + SΔ)
  • where behavior is reinforced in presence of S^D and not in presence of SΔ

-prompts may be helpful (physical guidance, imitative prompts, directions, other cues)

Example) teaching to identify different colors

Only reinforce S^D

Question 6

Stimulus Fading 🐵

Answer 6

Gradual removal of artificial prompts

• stimulus fading is a max/min prompting procedure used to foster independence from supplemental prompts
  -Response + reinforcers usually remain constant while prompts are slowly + progressively removed

Example) teaching client to read word “Monkey”
- once client responds reliably towards target response, presence of instruction of stimuli/visual prompt gradually faded