4 Skill Acquisition Procedures Free Online FlashCards

What is the purpose of skill-acquisition procedures?

Skill-acquisition procedures teach useful new skills and help learners use them independently in everyday situations.

What should an RBT review before instruction?

Review the target and its definition, teaching arrangement, prompt and fading procedure, reinforcement plan, measurement method, and mastery criteria.

What characterizes discrete-trial teaching?

Discrete-trial teaching presents structured, repeated opportunities, commonly with a clear cue, response, and consequence.

How does naturalistic teaching create practice opportunities?

Naturalistic teaching uses activities or interests in the ordinary environment to create meaningful practice opportunities.

In forward chaining, where does teaching begin?

Forward chaining teaches the steps of a task analysis from the first step onward.

In backward chaining, where does teaching begin?

Backward chaining teaches the steps of a task analysis from the last step backward.

What does total-task teaching practice?

Total-task teaching practices the sequence as a whole.

What is a prompt?

A prompt is assistance arranged to increase the likelihood of a correct response.

What is the goal of prompt fading?

Prompt fading systematically reduces assistance so control transfers to the natural instruction or relevant stimulus.

What makes a consequence reinforcement?

Reinforcement is a consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior.

Is a preferred item automatically a reinforcer?

No. An item or activity functions as a reinforcer only if behavior increases under the relevant conditions.

Why distinguish independent from prompted performance in data?

Record them separately when required; this distinguishes responding without assistance from responding after a prompt.