PSYB45H3 Chapter 15: Chapter 15 Notes
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Dra may then be used to strengthen and maintain the behavior: you must be able to identify a reinforcer that you can use each time the behavior occurs. Identify the reinforcer: observe the client and identify the reinforcer for the problem behavior. These approach responses would indicate that the food was a reinforcer for this child: present potential reinforcers contingent on an operant response and measure response rate or duration. For example wacker had students press a switch to activate different electric games or instruments. However, their attention to complaints will be minimal where as their attention to her positive talk will be enthusiastic and extended in durations. Use intermittent reinforcement to maintain the target behavior: continuous reinforcement for the desirable behavior is used in the early stages of. Dra: program for generalization, the target behavior should occur outside the training situation in all relevant stimulus situations.
