PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Emd Sd7, Developmental Disability, Zipper
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Psyb45 chapter 11: getting a new sequence of behaviors to occur. Guidelines for the effective use of behavior chaining: do a task analysis. May need to perform some of the steps: when using backward or forward chaining, make sure that on each trial, the individual. Performs the entire set of components learned up to that point: early in training, use ample reinforcement for correct performance of individual steps. Gradually decrease this reinforcement as the learner becomes more skillful: make sure that the reinforcement provided at the end of the chain conforms to the. Guidelines for the effective application of positive reinforcement given in chapter 4. The more effective this terminal reinforcement, the more stable is the chain of responses. This does not mean, however, that once a chain is developed, it must be reinforced each time it occurs in order to be maintained.
