Psyc 428 test 5

Question 1

4 parts of imitation you need and don’t need

Answer 1

1. Physical movement (don’t need b/c it’s self evident)
2. Immediacy (don’t need because no objective definition of immediate)
3. Formal similarity- response products are the same (need)
4. Controlling varaible between SD and response (need)

Question 2

Response products

Answer 2

The stimuli that a behavior produces.

For example: clapping produces a sound and a visual.

Question 3

Why is there no such thing as generalized imitation

Answer 3

Once a behavior becomes to complex it is impossible to imitate.

Question 4

Generalized trying

Answer 4

Due to incentive (MO) person will try to imitate the model. L

Question 5

Shaping

Answer 5

Differential reinforcement of successive approximations to a terminal behavior.

Use of extinction an reinforcement

Question 6

Shaping limitations and which one is the only true imitation

Answer 6

1. Time consuming (only true limitation)
2. Non-linear
3. Consistently monitoring the behavior you’re shaping
4. Can be misapplied
5. Shape harmful Bx

2-5 ate limitation to every principle or of human Bx.

Question 7

Why is pain onset not an SD

Answer 7

It has not been related to the differential availability of pain offset.

Question 8

Why is DRO not a R procedure.

Answer 8

Because it doesn’t increase similar responses under similar conditions.

Question 9

How is differential reinforcement related to shaping

Answer 9

You are reinforcing behaviors that share a predetermined dimension and not reinforcing behaviors that do not share that quality.

Question 10

How is response differentiation related to shaping

Answer 10

After differential reinforcement is used its dual effects result in a new response class. This is response differentiation

Question 11

Behavior chain

Answer 11

A specific sequence of discrete responses each associated with a particular stimulus condition

Question 12

Task analysis

Answer 12

Breaking a complex skill into smaller teachable units.

1. Observe competent individuals
2. Consult with experts or people skilled in the task
3. Perform behaviors on oneself

Question 13

What FBA enable

Answer 13

Enables hypotheses.

1. Play (control)
2. Contingent attention
3. Contingent escape
4. Alone

Question 14

Two points related to topography and function

Answer 14

Two different topographies can have the same function an two of the same topographies can have different functions.