PSYB45H3 Chapter 16: Transferring Behaviour to New Settings and Making it Last: Generality of Behavioural Change
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Psyb45 chapter 16: transferring behaviour to new settings and making it last: generality of behavioural change. Psyb45 chapter 16: transferring behaviour to new settings and making it last: generality of behavioural change: ex. Learned response generalization can occur even if the two responses are widely different yet share a common characteristic. Train sufficient response exemplars: similar to training sufficient stimulus exemplars, e(cid:454)(cid:272)ept fo(cid:272)usi(cid:374)g o(cid:374) the lear(cid:374)er"s respo(cid:374)ses rather tha(cid:374) developing desired behaviour based on stimuli, ex. Helping a learn distinguish between singularity and plurality: learner begins to associate one object as singular, and two (and more) objects as plural. Vary the acceptable responses during training: creativity; reinforcing variability can lead to new responses that may be useful for reinforcement. Capitalize on behavioural momentum: think of momentum in physics, once a behaviour is initiated and reinforced in a specific stimulus, it becomes easier and easier for the behaviour to occur, especially for difficult behaviours.
