PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Stimulus Control, Forward Chaining, Task Analysis
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Behavioural chain: a complex behaviour consisting of many component behaviours that occur together in a sequence. Stimulus-response chain: another name for a behavioural chain, due to the fact that each behavioural chain consists of a number of individual stimulus-response components that occur together in a sequence. Each behaviour or response in the chain produces a stimulus change that acts as an sd for the next response in the chain. Ways to identify the right sequence of behaviours: Watch someone do the task and record each of the stimulus-response components. Ask an expert to explain all of the components of the task. Performing the task yourself and record each of the component responses: you will probably get the most information from this method. A task analysis can be revised: if a learner is having difficulty with a certain behaviour in the chain, it can be useful to break down that behaviour into two or more behaviours.
